Secret whisper

"My biggest secret is… I think I'm falling for you."

As the words left her lips, the air seemed to still around them. Eve's heart was pounding so loudly she was sure Victor could hear it. 

Her words hung like a fleeting breath, lost in the small space between her lips and his ear. She pulled back slightly, just enough to see his reaction, her breath caught in her chest.

Victor's jaw tightened, but his face remained unreadable. His azure eyes, which had always held an air of control and mystery, flickered with something deeper.

But instead of responding, he only stared at Eve, his intense gaze made her feel exposed and vulnerable.

Her pulse raced, her heart pounding in her chest. She was used to Victor being distant, cold, and aloof, but in this moment, she felt something else—a tension, she hadn't expected.