Sophie’s pov

I’m a bit lost for words. A bit startled. A bit dumbfounded. I’m not sure what I should say. Or what I should do.

I’m lost.

I’m confused.

But my heart leaped, twice, three times. I draw air into my lungs and continued to stare into his stormy gaze.

Was he speaking the truth?

The hard veil that had concealed all his emotions behind was torn. Vulnerability.

He was vulnerable.

Which meant, those words were true.

I gasped. Finally, my mind was working back, my body, my reaction. Late reaction, but can you blame me?

For a second there I thought he had frozen me completely.

“Wha-t?” Stammering words…..

He takes a step forward, eating up any bit of space that was left between us. My wet hands are fisted by my sides and my eyes have not left his face not once.

see every emotion that

and lies, I would be

hot on my skin brushed over my cheek softly. His head dipped a little so our eyes would be leveled and he whispered. “I’ve loved you for years Sophie Bell. Even

is tied, but my heart beats

hold air into my lungs. My knees are also weak, and I fear I might topple to them soon if I don’t get a

eyes bored into my own, searching for

then as I stared into his unwavering

asked in soft tone that was undoubtedly filled with curiosity

me so? Why did he

wasn’t making

with you Sophie, but every time I’m in your presence I can’t think properly and I fall even harder. It’s impossible

soft. Softer than they’ve ever been

at me.

and my stomach

those years ago?” I

so much. Maybe we could’ve been together long before what

made me go through all this instead of confessing. Yet his confession had

which emotion to

dimming with regret. “Because I loved you then but wanted to hate you. I was angry at you. Those words you said to Mila that day…..it haunted me. I didn’t know they held so much weight, but they did. And they turned

I was someone you should’ve hated, hell loathed. I was a fucking bully. You had every right to hate me and keep hating me. Those things I said to you and did were things I regret with my entire being. But there were times where I

got to be with you,

Those days were

after, but I realize that was the karma I got for all those times bullying you and I fully accepted that.” He stared into

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