Chapter 894:

Late into the night, Caden coaxed her into bed with a mix of gentle urging and playful insistence.

They simply slept, nothing more.

After a stressful day, Caden quickly succumbed to sleep, comforted by her presence.

Alicia, on the other hand, lay awake, too worried to fall asleep.

She shifted uncomfortably, turning away from Caden, and felt something hard under her pillow.

Reaching beneath the pillow, she found a thin picture frame.

she saw it was a photograph of herself,

wore a dark green camisole, crouched in the sunlight, holding and blowing bubbles toward the

wide, her eyes crescent-shaped, and her expression was

each mark a silent testament to Caden’s deep

a depth she had never fully acknowledged. Even a

they had competed in everything, even love, always cautious not to show too much investment. Yet, she had already given her heart

closer, pulling her back to the present. She carefully placed

slow and rhythmic. “Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

responding, “I’ll sleep soon. Don’t

his eyes just enough to

to open them once more, his gaze

pull away when his lips met hers. The kiss started softly,

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