02/26- True Feelings

Aeliana stood still, her words hanging in the air between them like a fragile bridge across an ever-growing chasm. Lucian hadn't turned to face her yet, and the silence between them stretched longer than she anticipated. Her heart ached with every passing second, but she couldn't bring herself to walk away. She had poured her soul into those words, and she needed him to understand just how deep her feelings for him ran.

"I love you, Lucian," Aeliana said again, this time her voice steadier, more resolute. "I hope that, no matter how long it takes, we can be together again. Like we always were, before all the chaos and the expectations and the pain. I want to be with you. I want us back."