Chapter 1485

“I…” Ariana hesitated.

Holden interjected, “I’ve seen you naked before.

Just relax now.

As Holden’s words sank in, Ariana felt a rush of heat flood her cheeks, coloring them crimson.

Memories of their last encounter in the bathroom, clouded by alcohol, rushed back, making her want to disappear beneath the water’s surface.

She lowered her head, unable to meet Holden’s gaze.

Holden couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of Ariana’s blushing cheeks, a playful glint in his eyes.

He started to cleanse the paint from her skin.

Ariana pressed her lips together, choosing to remain silent.

She relaxed into the moment, allowing the tranquility of the water and Holden’s attentive care to wash away any lingering tension.

By using his strength properly, Holden wash the paint off Ariana’s body.

After Ariana finished showering, Holden couldn’t contain his smile at the sight of Ariana’s flushed face.

He inquired, “Would you like to stay and sleep with me?”

“No.

Ariana snorted, her hand reaching for the doorknob as she prepared to step

move, Holden took a step forward, blocking her path and fixing his gaze on

“You seemed scared earlier.

can’t sleep well on your own?” he

events had left Ariana with a lingering fear that was hard

uncertainty clouding

her unease,

“Stay with me.

and just want to hold you

a plea, yet it was evident he didn’t

Ariana sighed in resignation.

nod, she conceded and settled onto the

acquiescence, Holden’s face lit up with a gentle

for a storybook on the bedside table and

worn out from the day’s events, found solace in the sound

succumbed to exhaustion, eventually drifting off to sleep in

breaths steady and peaceful, a faint smile gracing

he pressed a gentle ki*s to her forehead and whispered, “Good

in his embrace, Holden closed his eyes and fell

found herself back on the eerie, deserted street, haunted by a horde of grotesque corpses drenched in

relentlessly, sending a

closing in on her until she was engulfed in their menacing

body drenched in sweat and her breaths coming in

heart

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