Chapter One Hundred And Fifty Eight
Khalid stayed on his knees for a long, agonizing moment, his massive shoulders slumped, his chest heaving as he stared at the floorboards between us. The heavy, dark silence of the penthouse returned, thick with the scent of rain, leather, and the intoxicating, dangerous aroma of his expensive cologne. I stood frozen, my heart battering against my ribs like a wild animal trying to break free from a cage. I had just delivered the most brutal truth of my life, tearing his pride to absolute shreds, yet the air in the room didn't cool down. Instead, it grew suffocatingly hot, thick with a sudden, heavy pressure that made it incredibly difficult to draw a full breath.
Slowly, the heavy silence cracked. Khalid took a deep, shuddering breath and began to stan
