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Chapter 35: Rekindled Love

Author: Author Jessica
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-15 15:18:44

Emma's Point of View

The chill of the morning dew still clung to my skin as I stepped back into my room. I didn’t expect to find anyone there, let alone Adrian, waiting in my room like some brooding storm ready to unload its fury. The sight of him froze me in place. His disheveled hair, the crease in his shirt, he looked like a man who hadn’t slept a wink.

But why would he care?

I’d spent the morning sitting by Brandon’s grave, letting my tears mix with the cool earth as I whispered my fears to the only person who had never let me down. Brandon had been my anchor, my reminder that I was worth something even when the world made me feel like I wasn’t. But now? Adrian’s actions, his easy belief in his mother’s lies, had left me adrift.

“Emma,” Adrian’s voice cut through the haze of my thoughts.

“What are you doing in my room?” I demanded, my voice sharper than I intended.

Without answering, he closed the gap between us and, before I could pull away, wrapped me in his arms. The embrace ca
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