Love Bet
And this time, I was going to make sure she knew it was safe to love me back.
"Sophia Moreau." My voice was steady, certain, because I had never been more sure of anything in my life.
"I love you."
Her breath shuddered.
I held her gaze.
Didn’t look away.
Didn’t let her run.
"I have loved you since the first moment I saw you. And even when I was too much of a fucking idiot to realize it, even when I tried to fight it, even when I lost you"
I swallowed hard, my fingers tightening around the ring.