Betrayal At the Altar by Dolores Delia

Betrayal At The Altar By Dolores Delia
Chapter 26
Rachel was so frightened that her face turned pale. She closed her eyes and subconsciously hugged the potted plant in her
arms.
In the blink of an eye, a strong arm wrapped around her waist, and she was pulled into a tight embrace.
Everything happened so suddenly that Rachel could not react in time.
The pain that she was expecting from the fall never came. She wondered to herself, “What is happening?”
When Rachel slowly opened her eyes, she saw David in close proximity. It turned out that he had caught her just in time to break
her fall.
The man’s jawline was extremely sharp, and his protruding Adam’s apple looked vaguely sexy. He had a long and slender neck.
One could feel an elegant aura emitting from him. He was a very attractive man indeed.
Their bodies fit together perfectly. Rachel was instantly enveloped by the man’s large frame, leaving her with no space to
escape.
Their gazes met without warning. Rachel could see her own reflection in the man’s eyes, and it was so intoxicating.
Her heart skipped a beat. Then, it started pounding. Soon, a tinge of pink appeared on her fair cheeks.
“Have you always been so clumsy?” David’s deep and mesmerizing voice rang in her ears. It was as if the man was teasing her.
His warm breath fanned across Rachel’s face. It instantly felt like an electric current passing through her body, making her skin
tingle and causing her to tense up involuntarily.
At this time, Rachel noticed that David’s arms around her had loosened. She hastily pulled away and retorted in a low voice, “It’s
not that I’m clumsy. It’s just that the path was too slippery...”
David caught a glimpse of the blush on her face. He suddenly thought about teasing her. With a low laugh, he said, “If we go with
your logic, the cobblestones on this path should be removed.”

Rachel pursed her lips and did not speak.
She squatted down and carefully picked up the moth orchid plants from
the broken flowerpot. She then gently wiped off the dirt on the roots with her fingertips. Smiling subconsciously, she said, “I’m
glad the roots of the orchids are not damaged. Otherwise, it would be terrible.”
David squatted down and looked at Rachel quietly. There was a tenderness in his gaze that had never been seen before.
But when his gaze shifted to Rachel’s slender hands, he frowned and grabbed them.
Rachel was startled by his actions. She followed his gaze and realized there was a small cut on her wrist.
She must have accidentally injured herself earlier when she dropped the flowerpot. It was just a light scratch and not a big deal
at all.
“I’m fine,” Rachel said and wiped her wound with her shirt without thinking too much.
But David picked up Rachel without a word and walked toward the living room with large strides.
“The orchids!” Rachel exclaimed in shock as her arms instinctively wrapped around the man’s neck. At the same time, her
forehead brushed against his lips inadvertently.
David’s body stiffened, but his pace did not slow down.
He entered the living room and placed Rachel on the couch. Then, he quickly found the first–aid kit and soaked some cotton
balls in an antiseptic solution.
“Let me do it.” Truthfully, Rachel was not bothered by her injury. If David had not brought it to her attention, she would have left
the wound to scab on its own. It simply was not something to be concerned about.
However, by kicking up a big fuss over nothing, it revealed just how worried David was about her. This touched Rachel deeply,
and she was unable to reject his attention.
David turned a deaf ear to Rachel’s words. Holding the tweezers, he squatted before her and said, “This might sting a little. Bear
with it.” Then, he dabbed at her wound gently with a cotton ball that had been soaked in antiseptic.

After cleaning up the mess outside, Rosie rushed into the house. Eddie, who had just arrived, was right behind her.
Eddie saw David kneeling on one knee and carefully disinfecting the wound on Rachel’s hand.
It was at that moment that Eddie realized just how special Rachel was to David. He thought to himself, “I don’t think there is
anyone else like her in this world.”
He had never seen David kneel for anyone in his life.