When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 863 Cecilia Cannot Sleep

Jessica stood outside, shivering in the cold.

She had been waiting for Zachary to call her back, but her patience was wearing thin. She walked up to Zachary’s tent, only to find that the zipper had been fastened from the inside.

Zachary had clearly fallen asleep, as the kerosene lamp had been extinguished.

She was so angry that she stomped her foot.

However, since Vivian shared a tent with Zachary, Jessica had an empty tent to sleep in. She quickly crawled inside.

Without a sleeping bag, she shivered in the cold on the mountain.

Huddled inside the tent, she barely kept herself warm with the few pieces of clothing she had brought with her.

She had never been this miserable before.

At that very moment, peculiar noises emanated from the tent next to her. It was Mason and Lucille.

“Darn it…” she cursed in exasperation.

On the other side, after Cecilia lulled the two children to sleep with a horror story, she could not for the life of her fall asleep.This content is © NôvelDrama.Org.

Outside, the wind howled, its sound reminiscent of someone crying.

Tucked inside her sleeping bag, she tossed and turned.

“Do you want to come over?” Suddenly, Nathaniel spoke.

Cecilia asked in confusion, “What?”

Nathaniel could sense Cecilia’s fear. “Sleep next to me.”

“No,” Cecilia rejected his proposal right away.

Nathaniel didn’t insist.

Cecilia closed her eyes. Ten minutes later, she still couldn’t fall asleep.

She lowered her voice. “Nathaniel, are you asleep?”

“Not yet.

“Are you scared too?”

Before Nathaniel could answer, Cecilia rose and approached him, lying down next to him.

“Don’t be scared, there are no ghosts in this world,” she whispered smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

He wanted to say he wasn’t afraid, but he decided to play along with her instead. “I know. It’s just that, I keep overthinking after hearing the story you told earlier.”

“Right? I feel the same way. When I close my eyes, my mind starts to wander.”

Cecilia hadn’t expected that Nathaniel, a fearless man, would actually be afraid of ghosts. She was thrilled, finally having found his weakness.

I’ll scare him to death if he dares upset me in the future.

“Go to sleep.”

“All right.” Cecilia moved a little closer to him.

Lying right next to him, she felt less afraid, probably because he was tall and muscular. Not long after, she drifted off.

Nathaniel, sensing the petite presence in his arms and inhaling her faint fragrance, felt any trace of sleepiness fade away.

To make matters worse, he felt flames of desire burning in his chest, one that he simply couldn’t extinguish.

The next morning, as dawn broke, a thin mist hung over the surroundings, with the soft redness of redbuds faintly visible through the haze.

When Cecilia opened his eyes, she was taken aback to find herself in Nathaniel’s arms.

She shifted slightly, and the man let out a muffled groan as he opened his eyes. “You’re awake?”

Cecilia felt a bit embarrassed. Fortunately, the kids were still asleep. Otherwise, they would’ve laughed at her for being scared of ghosts and seeking refuge in Nathaniel’s arms at her age.

“Yeah,” she replied.

At that moment, Elliot turned and asked, “Mommy, why are you sleeping next to Daddy?”

Cecilia’s face instantly flushed crimson. “Eli, you’re awake too?”

“Jon and I have been awake for a while. We even used the bathroom,” said Elliot.

Jonathan also turned and said, “Mommy, good morning.”

Cecilia said after a pause, “Good morning.”

Climbing out from her sleeping bag, she announced, “Ill go prepare breakfast for you two.”

“Mommy, we’ve already eaten,” Jonathan considerately said. “We’ve saved your portion for you.”

Hearing that, Cecilia went out and saw that bread and milk had already been neatly arranged on the small table outside.

“Ahl Right then a niercing scream shattered the beauty of the moment.