Chapter 300

"Please, stop talking. Saved your strength, please!" Danika cried.

More tears blurred Vetta's eyes. "Take care of him, Danika." Her voice a mere whisper this time around. "Don't ever h-hurt him. Don't ever...stop loving him. My soul... will haunt you...if you ever leave him."

"No, please." Danika shook her head. "I will never leave him. Ever. You...will not die, but if you do...I want your soul to rest in peace!" she cried in broken sobs. "I want your soul...to have the peace this world...never gave you."

Vetta's breath made soft shuddering sounds of a car about to halt. Yet, she still managed. "If I happen to make it...to a good place—which I doubt so much—I will look after him from up there. I will look after his son too." She paused. "And I'll look after you. You have...to be alive...so that he can keep being...happy. So that his...son will never lack." She smiled wearily. "Yes, I have...to protect you too."

Her words touched Danika deeply, making her cry