Roman watched Julie's face that held no expression on it. He didn't have to touch her body to know that her body had turned cold as the complexion of her skin had turned paler like a ghost. And though her body looked lifeless, he didn't lose hope. There was no way that after everything that they had gone through, she would die like this in his arms.
Julie was someone he loved dearly, and he would never love anyone else the way he loved her. Losing her would be nothing less than Roman losing himself. And this was something people were aware of, who were close to him. So far, Roman's ripper's side had been saved because of the emotional connection that he shared with her, of wanting to protect her. Without her, the foundation of his humanity without a doubt would crumble.
Donovan moved to where Avice was sitting, and he asked her, "What's going on?"
