Aki’s fingers lace with yours, a soft sigh escaping his lips. “The doctors aren’t sure how much longer you’ll be in this state…”

His heart aches—all he can think of is how he failed you. All his mind does is torture him over the fact that he wasn’t able to save you from Katana Man. Aki puts the blame on himself, naturally. If he loses you, he’ll never forgive himself.

“I hope it’s not too long… I don’t know how much more I can take not knowing whether you’ll live or not.”