"What did you just say?" Alpha Abel asked as he stared at Adriana in shock Adriana gazed into Alpha Abel's eyes, her heart pounding. "I love you," she whispered, her voice filled with sincerity. Alpha Abel's expression shifted between surprise and disbelief. "Say it again," he urged, a mix of emotions playing across his face. A soft smile touched Adriana's lips as she repeated the words, "I love you." The weight of the moment hung in the air, both of them caught in the vulnerability of the admission, "I know you might not believe me but I've thought a lot about it and I know my feelings towards you are that of love, you've been there for me at my lowest and I'm not afraid anymore, I want to give myself to you if you will have me" "You don't know how happy those words have made me, i

