“I love you, Liam.”The moment those heartfelt words slipped from Alina’s lips, the world seemed to stop breathing. The crackling fire faded into silence, and even time itself appeared to slow. Seconds ticked by painfully as their eyes locked, and realization slammed into her chest.She had said it.Her pulse accelerated, her heart pounding so loudly it felt like it might burst out of her chest. Fear slowly crept into her heart the longer Liam simply stood there, staring at her, silent, unmoving, like a statue carved from stone. She hadn’t meant to say it. In fact, she didn’t even know when those words had escaped her mouth.Alina tried to speak again, tried to explain, to take the words back, but her lips parted uselessly. No sound came out.Liam blinked once. Then again. It was as though he was trying to wake himself from a dream. He was completely shocked by the words that had come from Alina’s mouth. His mind went blank, leaving him speechless and unsure how to react.If it had be
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