Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 182

Chapter 182:

He leaned down, his breath warm against her skin. “Goodnight,” he murmured. Then, his lips brushed against hers.

A soft, lingering kiss. Tender. Careful. Almost reverent.

Moments later, she heard him step away. The quiet click of the door signaled his exit. Only then did her tears finally slip free.

But less than a minute later, the door creaked open again. Her breath hitched. Heart pounding, she quickly wiped her tears and resumed her act—still, quiet, asleep.

She wasn’t sure when sleep finally took her, but sometime in the middle of the night, she stirred, feeling a firm pressure against her back. Half-awake, she reached behind her, her fingers brushing against something solid, like a wall. But it was warm.

Feeling the chill of the night, she instinctively shifted closer, her fingers exploring for the mysterious warmth. Behind her, Brian’s body tensed, every muscle freezing in place as he barely dared to breathe.

In the profound silence of midnight, her wandering hand tested the very limits of his restraint. Unable to endure the sweet torture any longer, Brian captured both her hands with one of his own.

released

voice barely audible in

was low, husky, edged with restraint. “Be good. Don’t move. If you keep squirming like that, I might not be able to stop

understanding gradually dawned on her, and Rachel felt a curious

arrived, Ronald’s call about a company

for more

should go,” Rachel suggested,

really want

She nodded, her expression calm,

moment, he didn’t move, as if

call him back. Instead, silence greeted him. A strange, stifling feeling

was gone, Rachel headed to the nurse’s station. The request for her body check-up had already been processed. Familiar with the procedure now, she completed all the necessary tests

when will the results

one to