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.

like her, he was completely soaked, still dressed in black. His face looked exhausted, probably from nights

blink, as if she might disappear if he did. Fear gripped him—fear that she wasn’t real, that this was just a

completely still,

her again and again. After what felt like

a dream. It was real. Rachel was alive.

R𝒆𝓐𝓓 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝒏𝑬𝒙𝑻 g𝓪l𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝓈.𝒸o𝓂

her into his arms, his emotions overwhelming him. “Grandma was buried today. You loved her so much, and I thought…

was beyond

quickly snapped out of it. She shoved him away, her voice

have to struggle or even call Yvonne for help. After

just one hard push. Without wasting a second, she turned and ran. She had only taken a

see Brian collapse,

herself, resolved to press