Evan's POV
"I love you."
As soon as I heard those words, my heart sped up in my chest, but my body froze. What should I do? Should I say I love him back? I think I do... No, I know I do, I just. I'm not ready. Or am I?
My mind was so confused and I didn't know what to do, I panicked and decided to pretend like I was asleep. I didn't want to let him know I was awake and that I was avoiding him that would hurt him. It's not that I don't feel the same way, I just don't know how to express something like that just yet. I need time.
The longer he didn't move or respond, the guiltier I felt.
Until I felt the bed shift beside me and after a moment, I heard a sigh of relief and frustration escape from Waeland. My body relaxed a bit, glad that he fell for my act of being asleep. Now I really w
