The tension in the room was thick enough to drown in, stretching between them like an invisible wire, ready to snap at any second.
Zara’s heart was pounding so hard she could feel it in her throat, but she forced herself to keep her expression blank, her arms crossed tightly over her chest as if that would somehow keep her emotions from spilling out.
Lennox had pushed, harder than ever before, and she had done what she always did best… pushed back
Except this time… This time, it felt different.
Because this time, she could actually see the shift in his eyes, the moment her words finally hit their mark.
She should have felt relieved, maybe even satisfied, that he would finally stop trying to peel away at the walls she had spent so much time building around herself.
But all she felt w
