The pause was excruciating. Every second felt like an eternity. I could see the internal struggle taking place in Adrian’s eyes, the war between fear and love, truth and betrayal. The room was silent, a fragile bubble of tension that could burst at any moment.
Adrian took a deep breath, closing his eyes as if summoning the courage to continue. “I’ve been keeping something from you,” he began, his voice shaky. “Something that I should have told you a long time ago.”
I remained silent, my heart pounding in my chest, willing myself to stay calm. My mind was racing with possibilities, each more catastrophic than the last. But I needed to hear it from him, whatever it was.
