THE SECRET HEIRESS
I took a step back, folding my arms across my chest.
“Max, stop this. I told you... it’s over. It’s been over for a long time.”
His face fell, his shoulders slumping as if my words had physically struck him. But then, to my utter disbelief, he sank to his knees right there on the pavement.
I took another step back, my eyes widening. “Max, what are you doing? Get up!”
He shook his head, his hands clasped together in front of him as if in prayer. “I can’t. I can’t get up until you forgive me. Until you take me back.”