Chapter 1569

Chapter 1569:

Rickey offered no answer. Instead, the light began to dim, his form starting to dissolve into the darkness.

Panic gripped Elyse’s heart as she realized her father was fading away. Her hands reached out desperately, trying to hold onto the dissipating light.

Elyse couldn’t hold onto Rickey. He was like a desert storm—powerful and present one moment, gone without a trace the next.

The hollow ache of having him, then losing him, carved emptiness into her soul. Why couldn’t she keep her father’s embrace? She yearned to stay in his arms, wrapped in a serenity she’d only glimpsed in dreams.

Elyse jolted awake, her eyes flying open to the familiar canopy of trees surrounding her. Grief ambushed her heart, sharp and merciless.

When Jayden discovered her, she sat motionless in her chair, tears carving silent paths down her cheeks. He rushed to her side, dropping to one knee. “Why the tears? I’m still here, aren’t I?”

emotion threading through her voice. “I just fell asleep. I had a dream. My dad was holding me. His face was just out of sight, but

should do. And then he

“I think he

managed to say between shaky breaths,

Jayden leaned forward, sincerity etched across his features.

her eyes. “Really? He didn’t speak a

“Maybe… because I’m a man, so I understand

rolled her eyes, catching the playful

replacing his teasing. Though doubt still whispered in her mind, Elyse conceded, “Okay, fine.

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