Betrayed By My Doomed Mate

CHAPTER 26 - FOR A FEW

“Hi, Jack,” she said, smiling. “I texted, but since you didn't get back to me, I thought maybe something had happened,” she commented.

“Cassie, this is not a good time,” he said, already panting. The woman asked if he was okay, as he was very pale. “I just need some air. As I said, it's not a good time,” he repeated, trying to contain the spasms in his body. “Can we talk later?”.

“Well, I really needed to talk now,” Cassie said. Jack repeated that it wasn't a good time and said he needed to leave, but to no avail, they moved closer. “Possibly, it's a little weird of me to do this now, but…,” she started saying, moving even closer. At that moment, Jack couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground, his breathing even more heavily than before. “Jack? JACK?” she shouted, backing him up. “You're not well, you require help,” she offered, as she sat Jack on a nearby chair.

“Cassie, please get out of here, you can't see me like this, not like this,” Jack ordered, still panting. He neede