Addicted To The Genius Lady With A Thousand Faces

Chapter 465:

When Connor embraced her, Marissa felt as though she might dissolve from the warmth. Her heart raced, struggling to calm.

“What are you doing?” she asked, flustered, attempting to gently push him away. “Don’t come so close. Return to your spot and rest!”

“Stay still,” Connor whispered.

Marissa hesitated, realizing he wasn’t doing anything inappropriate besides holding her close and kissing her neck. His soothing voice reassured her, “It’s just a hug. Don’t be nervous. Relax and sleep.”

Marissa felt like a frightened rabbit soothed by its caretaker. Gradually, she relaxed and ceased to resist. To her surprise, being held by him felt remarkably comforting and safe.

It brought back memories of the refugee camp in Blo Grein, where Kevin would hold her every night to comfort her during the constant shelling. She could only sleep peacefully when he held her.

Thoughts of Kevin weighed heavily on her heart once more. When might she encounter Kevin? Amid the vast sea of people, where was he? Was he, like her, ceaselessly searching for her?

Keep reading gⱯlnσνℯ𝓁s․com

these thoughts and her profound yearning for Kevin, she gradually drifted into

streaming through the window. Before opening her eyes, Marissa sensed soreness throughout her body. Her

held her hand amidst ruins, carrying her through bombings, battling fiercely for food against adults and ending up bloodied, and humming melodies to lull her to

entire army on the battlefield as the renowned Black Snake, being the chief instructor of the

to cry out in despair-filled

verge of tears, still ensnared in that terrifying realm,

voice suddenly pierced through the silence. “If

complied, finding him fully dressed, seated at the edge of her bed, watching her

a nightmare?”

briefly. “How did

were crying in