Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 860:

“You were reaching out like you were trying to hold onto something,” Chris said, his voice calm and soothing. “Was it a nightmare?”

Only then did Maia notice how tightly her hand was gripping Chris’ forearm.

Heat rose to her cheeks as she quickly let go. “Yeah… I was falling in my dream.”

The moment Maia spoke, a few nearby passengers glanced her way. Talk of falling mid-flight wasn’t something most people wanted to hear.

Before Maia could smooth things over with a light comment, her stomach gave a loud, unmistakable growl.

That did it — her face turned an even deeper shade of red, and she immediately cast her eyes downward.

Chris smiled slightly and pressed the service button, ordering some food for Maia.

her meal, a bit of color returned to her face. She suddenly glanced up at Chris with a spark in her eyes. “Chris, once we’re back, let’s grab something spicy. There’s this place in Wront I used to go to with

Maia’s favorite spots with

nod, a faint smile playing on his lips. “Sounds good. It’s been a while since I’ve

cue, a quiet grumble came from his

twinkling with

window, the clouds parted as the aircraft began

over and wrapped his hand around Maia’s, which still

his quiet relief, Maia didn’t pull away. Instead, her fingers

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met in the hush between them, a simple glance

plane touched down with a gentle glide across the runway. Once the doors opened, Chris and Maia

met with a sudden burst of chaos. A crowd had already formed, packed with eager fans and

spotted Maia by the carousel,