Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 583:

Rachel didn’t push him away, but her voice, steady yet sharp, cut through the charged atmosphere. “You have a girlfriend!”

Brian’s lips brushed against her ear, his voice low, almost tender. “What if I told you there’s nothing between Tracy and me?”

Rachel turned her face away, refusing to answer. She couldn’t bring herself to believe him.

Tracy had been his favorite for years. Before Rachel’s breakup with him, he might have restrained himself out of propriety, but afterward? She was certain their relationship had been intense, their connection undeniable.

Tracy’s confidence, her arrogance, was evidence enough. If it weren’t true, why would she act the way she did?

Rachel said, her tone calm but edged with doubt, “I’m not a child anymore. You can’t expect me to believe that.”

let out a chuckle, momentarily caught off

both of you are single, hold onto her. You know, not every girl is willing to change her

voice dropping to a low, almost intimate murmur. “And what about you? Would

Brian’s gaze without hesitation. “If my ex truly loves me, I might reconsider. But if he doesn’t? Trying

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had taken her years to grasp their true weight—a painful

made his gaze even more intense. His hands remained on her waist, their warmth

this time. Experience had shown her that the more she fought back, the more Brian took pleasure in breaking her down, in shattering her dignity. She pressed

rough, but it was deliberate, leaving behind bite marks,

“You’re not fighting back?”

off guard. She had never given in so easily before. But now, she remained still, her body