The air between us was heavy, thick with words unspoken. I took a deep breath, trying to steady the storm inside me.
“Liam… I need to tell you the truth,” I said, my voice trembling. “About… Aiden. About us. We… we had something. I can’t hide it anymore. There’s a part of me… a part that belongs to him.”
Liam didn’t flinch. Didn’t even blink. He just looked at me with those calm, steady eyes that seemed to see straight into my heart.
“I know,” he said quietly. “I knew. And I tried to let you see him… because he asked me. He wanted a chance with you. And… I wanted you to be happy, Elle. Even if it wasn’t with me.”
My chest tightened, tears pricking my eyes. “You knew?”
“I did,” he said softly, a faint, bittersweet smile on his lips. “And I let it happen. Because I love you enough to le
