The Wife You Buried Is Back from Hell novel Chapter 1205

She didn't say a word.

Instead, she threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist with a force that seemed to want to merge her into his very bones. Her small frame trembled as she pressed her cheek against the cold fabric of his jacket.

Her senses filled with his unique, crisp scent, mixed with the faint smell of snow and something like antiseptic. It had been so, so long since she'd been held like this, so long she had almost forgotten what it felt like.

Alexander's body went rigid.

The soft warmth in his arms felt too real, a searing heat against his chest. He could clearly feel her heartbeat, gradually syncing with his own through the thin layers of clothing.

He raised his hand, his fingers curling slightly as he fought the urge to wrap his arms around her. He stopped himself, his hand hovering in mid-air.

Logic and emotion warred violently inside him.

He was terrified that if he let go, she would disappear. But he was also afraid that if he held her tight, he would only end up hurting her again.

"I'm okay."

His voice was raw.

Danielle didn't speak, just buried her face deeper into his chest.

She could hear his strong heartbeat, feel the tension in his body, and sense his hand, still suspended in the air, hesitant to touch her.

The heat behind her eyes intensified.

It wasn't that she didn't feel wronged or terrified. From being suspected in the chip's disappearance to following him into this frozen wasteland and nearly freezing to death in a crevasse—all the pent-up emotions burst forth in that moment.

But she refused to cry out loud, unwilling to let him see her vulnerability.

They just held each other in silence, surrounded by the howling wind and the sound of their own breathing.

After a long while, Danielle's trembling slowly subsided.

Alexander's hand remained in the air, neither falling nor retreating. He could feel the dampness spreading on his chest and knew she had been crying. His own heart ached with a suffocating tightness.

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