The tension between them was palpable, and Eva could feel her heart pounding in her chest.
She couldn't believe how quickly the atmosphere had changed, and her emotions were swirling in a chaotic storm.
"Let's go back " he said .
She didn't want to back down; she needed him to understand the gravity of the situation.
"No," she repeated, her voice stronger this time, "I can't go back. I won't go back until I find a way to make things right."
Xylon's gaze never wavered as he looked into her eyes.
Eva felt a shiver run down her spine as she looked into Xylon's eyes.
His cold gaze was unlike anything she had seen before, and it sent a chill through her entire body.
Even in the past, when Xylon had been distant and reserved, he had never directed such severity towards her.
He was cold but not this icy cold .
It was as if he had built a wall between them, one that she couldn't breach.
