Chapter 178

Zavian immediately stilled, freezing in place as if turned to stone. Then he jerked back just far enough to meet Emmeline’s eyes, his expression one of utter shock and disbelief as though her unexpected confession had simultaneously doused his burning ardor with a bucket of ice water while also inflaming it to unbearable new heights.

“What?” The single word escaped his lips in a hoarse rasp, disbelief written all over his chiseled features.

His broad chest was still heaving with labored breaths from their heated make-out session just moments before. However, the crease between his furrowed brows was one of utter confusion and something akin to denial.

Emmeline’s mouth went completely dry from the sudden, dramatic shift in atmosphere between them. Her tongue suddenly felt like lead, unable to find any saliva to moisten her parched throat with.

An uncomfortable lump formed in her chest, making it difficult to breathe.

She kept silent for a few long, agoni