A Desperate Confession

Declan’s heart raced as he looked into her eyes, finally daring to speak the words he’d been holding back for so long.

“I love you, Vivienne,” he said, his voice trembling with a mixture of desperation and vulnerability– filled with a mix of hope and fear.

The words hung in the air between them, thick and intense, almost like they had a weight of their own. He needed her to say something, anything