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.

saw it was a photograph of herself,

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

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

frequent handling, each mark a silent testament to Caden’s deep longing for

Caden with a depth she had never fully acknowledged. Even a simple photograph seemed to encapsulate the

had competed in everything, even love,

pulling her back to the present.

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

responding, “I’ll sleep soon. Don’t

him. He opened his eyes just enough to look at her, his gaze

she whispered in reply. Caden closed his eyes again, only to open them

The kiss started softly, but as he sensed her acquiescence, he deepened it, his tongue

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