Borrowed Time

"Sloane, listen to me. I have been living on borrowed time from the start. Trading your life for mine is not worth it, and even if the swap succeeded, do you truly believe Kieran and I could be happy? Thank you, Sloane—for everything."

Sloane froze. Terror still trembled across Clara's features, yet the fragile woman forced herself to shout the words as though courage alone might nail them into th