Dallon tried shaking Ryan awake, though he knew Ryan was a heavy sleeper. If he was even sleeping.

"Ryan? Wake up"

You might only see the line in movies, where innocent children see their dead parents. This was no movie though. Dallon checked Ryan's pulse, but Dallon's fingers were so cold, he couldn't feel a thing.

So instead, Dallon put his nose to the crook of Ryan's neck, and he almost immediately had tears streaming down his face.

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