Chapter 27 - Chapter 27 - First Confession

On a quiet evening, Ryan approached Lian and said in a low voice, "I… love you." Lian felt both amazement and joy, but she remembered the warnings of her families. "Me too… but everything around us says otherwise," she said. Mystery became part of their relationship, and love became a daily confrontation with every message and every look. This moment was the beginning of a major shift in their feelings, towards both commitment and danger.