"Sofia, don't get me wrong. I'm not acting this way because of the mark," he cut me off. Then, he breathed out as if he was trying to calm himself down before continuing, "I genuinely like you...I-I think I already fell in love with you before I knew it."
My tears suddenly stopped flowing and I stared at him, my mouth agape and my confession stuck at the tip of my tongue. All I managed to do was stupidly choke on my tears before mumbling, "What?"
Alexander seemed to get more and more anxious by the second. He ran his fingers through his hair out of nervousness as he started to subtly hop from one foot to another. "I don't know when or how. I just..."
"You just?" I urged him when he trailed off mid-sentence. My heart was beating dangerously fast that I could even hear my pulse pounding a
