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    “Oh?” Brian’s curiosity grew. “Alright, if you answer my question honestly, I’ll let you go.”


    “Really?” Rachel’s wide eyes looked doubtful, as if she couldn’t believe it.


    “Didn’t you just say you like someone? I want to know—who is it?”


    “It’s…” Rachel dug her nails into her palm, trying to fight back the feelings overtaking her. “It’s someone I had a huge crush on back in high school.”


    High school? She had a crush on someone back then?


    Brian’s face darkened, and his voice turned icy. “Tell me, what’s his name?”


    “Brian White.” Rachel’s voice trembled with emotion as the name finally escaped her lips, carrying years of unspoken feelings.


    The moment those words left her, she clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white, struggling against the tide of emotions threatening to overwhelm her.


    Yet the tempest within her refused to be contained.


    Brian stood motionless, as if time itself had frozen around him.


    Joy coursed through his heart like a summer storm, powerful and unbridled. His hands found their way to her face with infinite tenderness, his voice a gentle caress. “Let me hear you say it once.”


    Rachel’s head moved in fierce denial, her entire being rejecting the moment.


    Unshed tears glistened in her eyes as her lips quivered, betraying her inner turmoil. “You made me a promise… you said you would let me go.” The weight of his previous vow hung heavy in the air.


    But circumstances had changed, and letting her go had be an impossibility he could no longer contemte.


    “Please, look at me properly—I am Brian White, standing right here before you.”


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    Rachel’s gaze remained distant, unfocused. “You’re deceiving me. You can’t be him.”


    Her mind wrestled with the knowledge that Brian had departed with Tracy. His presence here defied all logic and reason.


    “But I am! Rachel, please look at me.” His fingers gently guided her chin upward. The moment their eyes met, fresh tears spilled down her cheeks. “Release me!”


    Instead ofplying, Brian’s arms tightened around her slender frame as he lifted her, carrying her determinedly toward the bathroom.


    “What are you doing?” Panic shed across Rachel’s face as she noticed their destination. In her attempt to retreat, fate intervened as her lips identally brushed against his.


    That fleeting contact ignited something primal and unstoppable between them. Neither couldter recall who moved first. Their next clear memory was of water cascading around them from the shower.


    Droplets scattered against the bathroom door in a steady rhythm.


    Warm water traced intimate patterns across their skin.


    Rachel’s natural grace, enhanced by the falling water, proved irresistible. Reason abandoned her entirely. She surrendered to Brian’s embrace, allowing himplete dominion over her heart and body.


    Her half-lidded eyes shimmered with passion, her form melting into his as though they were created to fit together. Brian’s heart constricted at the sight of her flushed cheeks and delicate features, nearly undoing himpletely.


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