The more she listened to him, the guilt slowly turned to rage. Some might call it stupid rage but everything felt messed up. She gave her all against all odds, but in the end, she only won because he changed the heart of the dark villain she designed.
"I was just a joke and source of amusement. I guess I was so pathetic it didn't matter if I was around." She snapped and then burst into a laugh. "And now you keep your source of amusement on a leash."
That was it, he stood up. He just couldn't take it anymore. "I love you. Yes, I said it. It is fine, Abrielle since you want me to spell it out so badly. Yes, at first it was amusement, but it changed. I don't know why or how or when. It just happened. I am foolishly in love with the woman who wants me dead."
Everything went still; she heard those three words she would never have imagined leaving his mouth. "You love me." She muttered, her gaze averted; he was truly crazy.
