“You only live once.” Those were Thalia’s words, and for once, I couldn’t ignore them. She was right. Life was too short to bury what I truly felt. I wouldn’t make the same mistake again. It had taken me months, no, years, to come to this realization. I had avoided the truth for so long, building walls around my heart. But now, those walls were crumbling.
Alright. She’s won. No matter how much I tried to resist, my feelings had slipped through my defenses, crawling under my skin and settling in my chest like a fire I couldn’t douse. I had denied it, ignored it, tried to suppress it, but every glance, every laugh, every careless smile of hers had only made it stronger.
This time, though, I was ready. Ready to face her. Ready to bring her into my life without hesitation. I was ready to adm
