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

him—fear that

completely still,

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

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

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today. You loved her so much, and I thought… if you were still alive, you’d come. So I stayed. I waited, just in case. Maybe it was

now, Brian was beyond happy—relieved,

out of it. She shoved

he was much stronger than her, and she figured she’d have to struggle or even call Yvonne for help. After all, she had never been able

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

time to see Brian

steeled herself, resolved