Chapter 79

Zachary took off his jacket and wrapped it around Natasha. His hand kept rubbing her cheeks as he repeated her name over and over again. As Natasha drifted in and out of consciousness, a figure was fighting its way toward her as if trying to stop everything from falling apart. She didn't budge. She just sat there, silently watching that desperate figure struggle in a sea of pale white. "I won't let anything happen to you. Wake up, please!" Zachary exclaimed. At that moment, he truly panicked. He had no idea what to do to bring Natasha back to consciousness. In a moment of desperation, he leaned in and kissed her. It was so cold that even his tears froze before they could fall. The moment the cold storage door opened, Xavier saw the two of them curled up in each other's arms, clinging so tightly that they seemed fused as one. Zachary held her wrist firmly against his neck, hoping that his body warmth could buy her a little more time. "Quick, get them to the research institute t