Chapter 118

It took a lot of courage for Ruhi to utter those four words, knowing full well Rafael wasn't going to let her go that easily. If he was a person to reason with and walk away with mutual understanding, she would have never tried so hard to run away from him. As she expected, his eyes flared, smoldering with what seemed to be fury, and his body grew rigid above her, taut with tension.

"What?"

He rolled onto his side and forced her to meet his gaze.

"You heard me. I can't live like this anymore. I want out, and I mean it."

He flinched slightly at the steely resolution in her eyes. His gaze was feverishly raking her up and down, with disbelief clearly written all over his face. She was equally baffled that he hadn't seen this coming. She wondered if he was being deliberately dense.

"Ruhi, I know you didn't deserve the treatment you got from me." He stroked her cheek back and forth with his long thumb. "It's not fair that I make a mistake