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.

— a tiny tremor, almost

for some peace and quiet in the days

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

shake of her head. “There will be more chances down the

brief silence passed before Alice backed down. In the following days, she made sure

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

Chris as if her

can’t keep lying there forever. Without your voice pestering me, it’s gotten far too quiet,” she whispered, her face showing every trace

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straying from his side. Lenny made more than one attempt

chin in her hand. “If you don’t wake up soon, I might just have to find someone

little, but she managed

words turned softer. “You really are impossible… Who passes out and just sleeps for