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Chapter 98

Author: Vivi Jeremiah
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-30 16:07:52

Ethan froze the moment he saw her eyes flutter open. At first, Brielle looked dizzy, just a lazy blink like she was waking from a nap. But the second she realized how close he was, her eyes snapped open all the way, sharp, alert, and furious.

“What the hell?!” she gasped, instantly shoving him away with both hands.

Ethan stumbled back a step, shocked but still too stunned to speak. His heart was beating so hard in his chest that it almost drowned out the silence in the room.

Brielle sat up fast, her breath shallow. She looked around, eyes wide, her chest rising and falling in both disbelief and anger. She was about to scream when she looked towards to bed and saw Vivian still sleeping peacefully.

She swallowed the scream building in her throat and forced herself to calm down. But her fury hadn’t gone anywhere.

“What were you doing?” she asked in a low, harsh tone, looking him straight in the eye. “Were you seriously trying to kiss me in my sleep, Ethan? Is that what you do now?” Her v
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