Love challenged

Tela POV

As the years passed, I grew closer to Fionn. He was no longer the young boy that I had met, he was now a strong and capable young man. He was my best friend, and I could always count on him. We shared everything, our hopes, our dreams, and our fears. And as we grew closer, I began to feel something more. Something that I had never felt before. It was a feeling that was new to me, but I knew what it was. I was falling in love.

I knew that I could not keep my feelings hidden for long. I had to tell Fionn how I felt, even if it meant risking everything. So one day, I found him alone in the woods. I approached him, and I took a deep breath. "Fionn," I said, "I have something to tell you. I..." I hesitated, unsure of how to say the words. But then, I took a deep breath and said them. "I love you." There, I said it. And now, I waited for his response.

For a moment, Fionn just stood there, looking at me. I could not read his expression, and I did not know what he was thinking. But