Chapter 28: Secrets Unveiled

Scar's confession hit me like a bolt of lightning, leaving me bewildered. Was he messing with my head, or was he actually serious?

As his hands unexpectedly yanked me back to reality, I couldn't help but wonder, "How on earth can someone who despises me and wants nothing to do with me suddenly fall head over heels for me overnight?" The abruptness of it all was mind-boggling.

"You think I'm lying, don't you?" His hands traced my face, ending up on my lips, causing my body to tense up involuntarily.

"You need to loosen up around me," he whispered seductively into my ear, a mischievous smirk already forming on his lips.

"Well, I'm trying, but it's a real challenge to believe that you've magically fallen in love with me overnight." I moved away from him, and his smirk only grew wider.

"It didn't happen overnight, Lena. I've been using my intense hatred as a smokescreen to conceal my true feelings for you. Every time we studied the map together, I had to restrain myself from holding you i