Chapter 469:

A warmth, deep and overwhelming, spread through Corrine’s chest. Her eyes burned, a mist of unshed tears blurring her vision.

She reached up, wrapping her arms around his neck, her voice barely above a whisper.

“I am sorry… I did not mean to shut you out.” She had spent so long carrying burdens alone, so long believing she had to fight every battle by herself. It had become second nature—this solitude. She had not even realized how much she had been neglecting his feelings.

“Do not apologize.” Nate’s hand slid to the back of her head, his lips brushing the corner of her eye. His voice dropped to a hushed murmur.

“If anything, it is my fault. I should have done more.”

Her breath caught, and a sharp ache welled up in her chest. She blinked rapidly, but the tears that had been threatening finally welled over.

Nate noticed. His gaze softened, his thumb brushing gently against her cheek.

to fight tomorrow morning,” he

“Get some rest.”

She swallowed and nodded.

“Okay.”

something, she held

“Give me your phone.”

hesitation, Nate pulled it from the bedside table and handed it

𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖋𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 ⸮

password is your

a beat. She kept her face neutral

Nate’s arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her against him with a swift, effortless motion. His lips brushed against her

momentarily lost in

a warm glow on his chiseled features, and in the depths of his gaze, she saw

pressing

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