Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 896

Chapter 896

Chapter 896:

Brian quickly filled a glass with water and gently helped Rachel sit up, carefully guiding the drink to her lips. He watched as she drank, her movements slow and unsteady.

Once finished, she didn’t lie back down as expected. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his waist, leaning into him, her presence warm and unexpected.

“Rachel,” Brian whispered, his voice soft yet filled with concern. He gently shook her, trying to rouse her from her drowsy state, but she remained unresponsive.

pull her hands away and leave, but she only clung to him tighter, her slender hands wrapping around his neck, anchoring herself to him as

dim glow of the bedside lamp cast a soft light over her, highlighting the subtle blush on her cheeks. It made her seem even more enchanting, more delicate in that quiet moment. In truth, even in the simplest of moments, without any effort at all, Rachel had always held an undeniable pull over him. But now, with her soft, almost shy demeanor after

little warm… could you lower the temperature?” Rachel murmured, her

unusually stifling. A wave of heat surged within him, an

her clothes in an attempt to cool herself, only deepening the heat

subtly shifted, as if the very air had been infused with something that made his control slip further. Before he

to life. He didn’t resist; he couldn’t. Despite a gnawing self-reproach, a voice inside urged him forward. What if, after tonight, she chose to stay, not

stillness of the night, her mind foggy as she glanced over at Brian, who slept soundly beside her. The weight of the situation settled over her,

Brian was the only way forward. Neither of them seemed to know how to navigate the aftermath of what had happened, so it seemed easier to walk away. Everything could