SOLANA
"You...love me?" I croaked, and he nodded slowly, more tears rolling down his face. I was sobbing now, my pulse racing. Emotions so great pressed over my heart. They were so intense, it felt as though I was suffocating.
"How do you know? You said...you said you can't feel—"
He took my hand, resting my palm flat on his chest. I gasped when I felt how hard his heart was beating.
He swallowed hard.
"I didn't understand the rules of the bet," he admitted. "I didn't think there were any."
He let out a shaky breath.
"I don't know when it happened. I only know the symptoms." He closed his eyes. "My heartbeat accelerates when you're quiet. My thoughts barely make any sense when you're hurt. When you left earlier..." His voice went rough. "My body shut down. Not from pain. But from yo
