Chapter 1345

In the dimly lit room, Shawn was close enough to see every detail of the woman beneath him. Their eyes locked, and his arms tightened around her. "I thought you already knew, even if I never said it." Hazel threw his words right back at him. "Well, I thought you already knew too." Shawn had no comeback for that. He lowered his head, aiming to kiss her, but Hazel turned her face away at the last second, making him land a kiss on her cheek instead. "Hazel, how about we both just say it out loud?" Shawn suggested. Hazel squirmed a little, looking up at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "You first." For once, the ever-cunning Shawn had been outmaneuvered by his own little rabbit. He took his time, carefully crafting his words, his deep, magnetic voice carrying the kind of warmth that made Hazel's heartbeat speed up. With his breath hot against her ear, he finally spoke. "Hazel, I love you… I think I've loved you for a long time." Hazel's heart trembled as if something insid