Chapter 130

• Chapter 130: Breaking Through the Walls
• He tries to move closer to her, his steps measured and careful, but she immediately steps away from him, her arms folding defensively across her chest like armor. The physical barrier she creates with her body language speaks volumes, each inch of distance between them feeling like a chasm. He chuckles softly, but the sound carries no joy—only a profound sadness that seems to echo in the space around them. He shakes his head slowly, the weight of defeat settling on his shoulders like a heavy cloak.
• *How the hell is this going to get any easier?* he thinks desperately to himself, his eyes drinking in her frame as she stands before him, her back turned toward him in clear rejection. The elegant curve of her spine, the way her shoulders hold tension like a loaded spring, the defiant tilt of her head—everything about her posture screams resistance.