I do too.

Zeno pov

By the time Nero's done with his speech, he's panting for breath, and my heart is beating so violently that I fear it might leave my body. Tears well in my eyes as I look into the sincerity behind his.

Nero's opening his heart to me, his whole world, yet I'm still too big of a coward to admit what I want and need. Every word he says- he means it. The mix of romantic, obsessed and brutal, in his words, is honest.

I let out a shaky breath, unsure if he needs a verbal answer, but once he crashes his lips on mine again, I know he's just as scared of the words that might leave my lips as I am.

We're both scared of rejection, the possibility that whatever we built up in our bubble might pop and reveal the ugly truth of reality.

Yet, as scared as I am, I know my heart and body ache for this man. The monster I've feared for months became the very man who is the source of every smile and happiness I feel.

Nero completes me in ways I never thought would be imaginable, let alone pos