K A Y L A I stare back at Vincent with my eyebrows raised, a series of emotions running through my mind as my heart begins racing in my chest. Did he really just say that to me…? "What?" I ask him, almost as if I’m not sure I’ve heard him correctly, blinking at him a few times as tears start forming in my eyes without my control. "I said, I love you. And I will do anything to protect you..." He tells me, now holding my face in his hands as he pulls me closer to him, being sure to look into my eyes as his words sink into my heart. As he repeats the words to me, I am instantly filled with immense joy but sadness at the same time. I feel tears roll down my cheeks and as soon as he sees that, he begins to frown worriedly, looking down at me as he begins to shake his head a few times. "Why