Hope Williams moved her lips slightly, looking at Liam Cloud with some complex emotions.
She was always caught between guilt and gratitude when it came to her feelings for Liam Cloud.
She was grateful for how he had appeared time after time to rescue her without regard for his own safety.
She had said that without Liam, there would be no Hope Williams or Luke and Willow today; if not for Liam, they might have died in that chaotic fire long ago.
During those frightening days abroad, it was Liam who gave her a sense of security.
Even though this man had countless enemies and being hunted was part of his daily life, it's said that Liam's Achilles heel was a woman, and there were many who wanted to harm her. Yet, she never once faced danger by his side.
All of this was because Liam was protecting her from behind, and Hope knew it.
But gratitude was gratitude, and feelings were feelings.
Liam was someone she regarded as family, the closest of kin.