Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 912:

Chris pressed his lips gently to her forehead. “Couldn’t get any rest.”

Raising her gaze, Maia studied him with concern. “Was it because of last night…?”

Chris let out a quiet laugh and touched her nose with his finger. “You’re reading into it too much.”

Unconsciously, Maia pressed her teeth into her lower lip as she remembered that Lenny would be arriving in Wront soon to guide her through advanced surgical procedures. Even the idea of performing a craniotomy made her hands tense up, the knowledge of how critical each movement was weighing heavily on her. Without thinking, she gripped the edge of Chris’s shirt, needing something steady.

“Is something bothering you?” Chris asked, his gaze falling to her hand before lifting to her face, worry flickering in his eyes.

“It’s nothing.” Her head dropped as she quietly rested against his chest. In her heart, she made a silent promise. She wouldn’t put Chris in danger—never.

it to herself more times than

pain—not just because of what others wanted, but because he mattered to her. Their past had been messy and raw, yet through it all, Maia found herself unlocking

meant showing up for them. It meant staying. That was why she clung to the hope that his operation would go well and give him a second

Without waiting for an answer, he pulled her into

gentle but genuine. “You don’t have

𝖀𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖉 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊: g⍶𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀ꞏ𝖼𝗈𝗆

he had

mouth to

Knock, knock… “Delivery!”

of Chris’s arms without hesitation. There was no roughness in the way she moved, but something about it felt rushed. Her gaze darted toward the door as she spoke. “Let me take care

holding a plain white box in both