Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 701:

Then, a voice shattered the silence.

“Rachel?” The voice was urgent, relieved, and instantly recognizable.

It was Brian.

Even after more than a month apart, his voice was etched in her mind. Rachel knew his voice the second she heard it.

She froze, then jumped up, ready to run without thinking twice. “Carol, I promise I’ll be back,” she whispered before turning to leave in a hurry.

But Brian was fast, right behind her.

Within seconds, he grabbed her wrist, blocking her path.

dressed in black. His face looked

if she might disappear if he did. Fear gripped him—fear that

Rachel stood completely still, forgetting she had planned to

brushing against her face. As if he couldn’t believe it, he touched her again and again. After what felt like forever, he finally spoke, his voice shaking. “Rachel, it’s you… it’s

real. Rachel was alive. She was here, warm and

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so much, and I thought… if you were still alive, you’d

Brian was beyond happy—relieved,

Rachel quickly snapped out of it. She shoved him away, her voice sharp. “Let me

knew he was much stronger than her, and she figured she’d have to struggle or even call Yvonne for help. After all, she

let go after just one hard push. Without wasting a second, she turned and ran. She had only taken a few steps when she heard a loud

time to see Brian collapse, falling straight

resolved to