Thank you so very much @_Basia_ for the supergift! This chapter is dedicated to you.
Aron shut his eyes for a few seconds and breathed silently thinking on how he should answer her.
But before he could say anything, she continued speaking. “Sure, we are childhood friends. So I understand why you want to help me, but I don’t think –” Zary was so earnest as she spoke that she did not see how Aron’s face changed a little as she said that.
“Ah, you are still as dense as ever too.” He cut her off in a teasing voice. Then he sighed in surrender, shaking his head as he laughed soundlessly to himself.
He leaned closer to her again, then his expression instantly turned really serious. His brown eyes gleaming as he stared at her, taking Zary by surprise. “I’ve liked you ever since we were kids
