Tangled Love

CHAPTER 72

I freeze underneath him and the smile from my face slowly fades. Did he really just say that?

I feel Jake's body freeze on top of me and then he’s off me so quick, I could have blinked and not seen it. I lean up on my elbows, swallowing the lump in my throat. The atmosphere suddenly becomes thick with tension between us. His words cloud my brain. . . I love you.

"Jake — " I murmur quietly.

He has his back turned to me and clears his throat. His hands roam through the strands of his hair nervously.

"Fuck." He mumbles.

from his words. They

to face me. His whole facial expression has changed to one I’ve never seen before. His eyes are glossy and look so vulnerable.

Emily.” Jake

words. He loves me. Jake's gaze dropped to the floor as he waiting for my reply. I felt a thousand butterflies flutter through my stomach as I realised he actually loves me. I stood up and walked towards

side. I love how he rescued me not just from Trevor, but from myself. I love the way he cooks me pancakes in the

love him. I really

is. It was the first time I had ever seen emotional fear in his eyes. He looks at me pleadingly, begging me silently not

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