Requiem of a Broken Heart
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10:
As soon as Rachel spoke, her eyes shimmered with unshed tears,
But she quickly blinked them away, brushing them aside with a swift movement of her hand.
Then, she shoved Brian away, her voice laced with defiance. “I don’t need you fussing over me. I can take care of myself.”
Brian’s grip remained firm as his voice took on a steely edge. “Stay still. Don’t move. You should know by now that my patience has its limits.”
His legendary temper, particularly when provoked, was no secret to anyone.
Rachel felt herself shrinking under his intensity, becoming as still as a statue. She perched there, docile as a schoolgirl, while a comforting warmth spread across her ankle from his careful examination.
Rising to his feet, Brian announced, “Wait here while I check the kitchen. Don’t move an inch.”
“Okay,” she whispered.
When he returned moments later, an ice pack clutched in his hands, she instinctively recoiled.
His touch remained gentle as he steadied her foot. “The cold will be uncomfortable at first, but your ankle’s swelling needs this. Just endure it briefly — I’ll work quickly.”
Rachel found herself nodding without conscious thought.
After applying the ice, Brian’s gaze swept over her with grave concern. “Are there other injuries I should know about?”
“You’re certain?”
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“Yes.”
He didn’t look convinced. His hand moved as if to unbutton her sleeve. “No, I need to check for myself.”
He knew she had a habit of getting hurt and keeping quiet about it. What could be more foolish?
After ensuring there were no other injuries, he finally eased back.
low murmur, “From now on, don’t be stubborn. If you’re
all his attention had been on
it would have been useless. She would have been overshadowed, dismissed like an
for years,
she herself? She was nothing more
not someone he
inside Rachel, and before she could stop them, tears slipped
applying ointment when a drop of warmth landed on
the silent
furrowed. He assumed
“No, I just…
being stubborn, made
word, he scooped her up into his arms. “We’re going to
fell on deaf ears—he had already made up
advising Rachel to rest for several days
the next few days, Brian was unusually
as small as getting to the bathroom or taking a bath,
like they had stepped back in time—to the
hers as he held her close, as if he wanted to pull her into
melting into his embrace as
to heights
chest, finding comfort in the steady rhythm of
seemed made for such intimate
harsh ring of his phone
illuminated the
feigning ignorance, but to her astonishment, Brian
Tracy persisted with a second attempt, he answered
despite her apparent intoxication. “Brian, everything’s spinning. I think
pick you up,” Brian replied
of me when I drank too much? I’ve always felt safest with you.” Tracy wielded her words
not possible.” Brian ended the call
peaceful sleep she’d known in ages. But in the dead of night, a chill
empty space. Her searching hands confirmed
she finally switched on the light, bitter laughter caught in her throat at the sight of his vacant
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