The previously blurry memories from right before she succumbed to darkness finally cleared, and she remembered how Jeremy had suddenly appeared to save her in time.

She remembered how he had held her tightly and comforted her as well as how she had leaned into his embrace from how safe he made her feel…

Madeline’s heart began to race, thumping a familiar beat in her chest.

She bit her lip and clenched her fists.

‘No. How could I possibly fall for him all over again?

‘I hate him!

‘The love within me died with every push toward the deep end he forced me to take.

‘It’s like how drowning survivors would never yearn for the sea again.

‘But I promise I’ll let you know how it feels to be suffocated, Jeremy.’

…

Eloise returned to Meredith’s hospital room where Jeremy arrived shortly after.

Eloise seemed proud of herself at Jeremy’s arrival, thinking that her words must have gotten through to him.

“Took you long enough to start worrying about Meredith.” Eloise’s tone wa