Chapter 38 - Chapter 38 - A Heart That Fears and Loves

Lian and Ryan sat in the garden again, trying to talk about the future. Ryan said, "Sometimes I feel like I'm risking everything, but my heart won't back down." Lian smiled and said, "Me too… My heart chooses you despite everything." Uncertainty had become a part of their lives, and love had become an indomitable force, but it came with a constant fear of the future and the consequences of an old enmity.