“Now that you’re leaving… does that answer still stand?”
Elena’s breath hitched at the weight of the question. She glanced up at the stars for a brief moment, her eyes shimmering with unshed emotion, before looking back at him, her expression resolute “No, Liam… not for now. I don’t want you to feel any regret later, thinking you made a mistake getting together with me because you know Lea not Elena.”
Liam’s brows furrowed deeply, confusion and frustration flashing across his face as he leaned in a little closer, searching her eyes “Elena… what are you talking about?” he asked, his voice thick with emotion “I know you. Don’t say it like you’re someone else entirely. Don’t push me away because of that.”
Elena shook her head, her grip tightening on his cloak as if grounding herself “You think you know me Liam and maybe you do… to a point. But