Chapter 11 What do you see?

**KAELIA**

The atmosphere inside the dining room sat impossibly thick, saturated with a dreadful, crackling current of tension that made every breath feel like drawing crushed glass into my lungs. The silence stretched so tightly it threatened to snap. Rocco’s laser-like gaze remained predatory and unyielding, tracking my every solitary move with a terrifying, singular intensity. His dark eyes fe