Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 852:

Night swallowed the world outside.

Thunder rumbled in the distance, and heavy rain battered the windows with sharp, clear taps.

Maia opened the door to Chris’ hospital room. Inside, a peaceful stillness lingered.

She made her way to his side, eased down into a chair, and reached for Chris.

Chris’ skin felt warm, but he showed no signs of waking, lost in a sleep that seemed impossibly deep.

Maia watched him for a long moment, then whispered, barely above a breath, “Chris, promise me you’ll come back to me…”

A sudden bolt of lightning lit up the sky.

Chris’ fingers moved — a tiny tremor,

night, Maia explained everything to Alice, asking for some peace and quiet in the

instinct was to encourage her. “Maia, artists all over Otrultho are waiting for you. You’re a sensation! This is your

shake of her head. “There will be

In the following days, she made sure that Maia was left undisturbed and turned

constant watch at Chris’ bedside. Every sheet was crisp and white, and the only sound was the steady pulse

the unconscious Chris

Without your voice pestering me, it’s gotten far too quiet,” she whispered, her

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨: g⍶ⅼ𝗇𝗈ν𝘦𝗅𝗌⸳𝖼𝗈𝖒

side. Lenny made more than one attempt to get her

her chin in her hand. “If you

she managed a tired smile as she teased

her words turned softer. “You really are impossible… Who passes out and just sleeps for two days straight? Open