Chapter 158- Putting Him In His Place
Beatrice's POV
The second he ended the call, everything changed.
The room felt… wrong.
The silence was loud—like the air had been sucked out and replaced with awkward tension.
Like time itself paused, holding its breath just like I was.
My heart was pounding so hard.
I didn't even realize I'd stopped breathing until I finally gasped quietly and let the air back in.
It didn't change the fact that something had almost happened.
If it wasn't for that damn phone call…
God knows what would've happened in this room. On this floor. Between me and Declan.
I didn't want to think about it—but my mind was already doing it for me.
Would he have stopped himself?
Would I have even had the strength to push him away?
My body… my damn body had betrayed me. Reacting like I was some teenager being touched for the first time.
