Nico
Finally, I let it all out. The words I had been fiercely guarding ever since the Japan trip were finally out in the open, and for the first time in three days, I could actually breathe properly.
He knew how I felt about him now but, the sudden weight of the silence that followed made my heart pound even faster, hitting my ribs with a frantic, suffocating rhythm.
I couldn't help but think that he probably hated me now.
What if he didn't want to be anywhere near me? The terror of that thought clawed at my chest, because what the hell was I even supposed to do if he hated me?
For a long, grueling moment, Alaric said absolutely nothing.
The only sound echoing across the private beach was the rhythmic, booming roar of the sea crashing against the rocks below.
