[ there's not enough blood in his body to handle this revelation. Fear, dread, fury. His arms tightened yet again, holding her still and keeping her (as much as he could) from putting that distance betwen them, convincing him she was... still here.
He had only...
No, he couldn't think of it, that phrase again, that recent revelation, but he does. It comes out in a near whisper, barely audible. ] But I love you...