Chapter 16

The truth was that Enzo had fallen for Alyssa long ago—he'd just suppressed his feelings for her, thinking something was wrong with himself. He hadn't realized how he truly felt about her, not when she'd told him, for the last time, that she no longer loved him. When she'd left, when he'd gone into her room and failed to find the love letters and drawings she'd drawn of him, when he'd come to Angleria to see her dating and eventually getting engaged to someone else… Despite having fallen for her long ago, he'd never realized his feelings for her. But now, the feelings he'd buried deep burst forth. Enzo felt like a fist had clamped tightly around his heart. It hurt so much that he couldn't breathe. For a moment, he wanted to rush inside and grab Alyssa's hand while he confessed his feelings for her. He knew he'd been wrong in the past; he hoped she would give him a chance to make it up to her. However, the cruelty of reality kept him where he was. He stood there stiffly, unable to m