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Chapter 17

Rachel's POV

I was surprised with myself when his words indeed pushed another strong dose of adrenaline through my body. I didn’t think it was possible for me to be more terrified than I already was, and due to the impact, I shot up to sit on the bed.

“I can’t, Alan, I-”

“It’s going to be fine.” He cut me off, but not coldly as he usually does. He sounded soft, the tone he used when he revealed his secret to me on the night of our wedding. “Rachel, you are going to be fine.”

He was now kneeling before me and I noticed that his hand was itching to clasp mine. Although my mind was still a wreck of thoughts, I knew that dodging their advances would only put me in more trouble, the best I could possibly do at the moment was not to give them more excuses to hate me.

Noticing my apprehension, Alan dared to hold my hand finally and the warmth of it engulfed me like a protective shield. Sighing, he leaned in slightly and spoke in a low tone, “And I’m going to be right beside you. She just
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