He Left Me to Burn

Seven years into my relationship with Julian Croft, when the fire broke out, he put the only gas mask on the face of his sweetheart.

"Sophie has asthma. Hold your breath a little longer — rescue is almost here."

I watched the burning beam crash down from above, and looked at the countdown panel on my wrist ticking to zero. Then I pressed the button labeled Terminate Host Body.

Three days later, firefighters pulled a charred corpse from the rubble.

Julian broke through the police cordon like a man losing his mind — only to find the body with its hands pressed tightly over its heart…