This chapter is dedicated to @edi_o! Thank you so much for the supergift!
Alicia swallowed. She wanted to laugh and tell him how gloriously exaggerated he sounded right now, but the look in his eyes kept her mouth from moving. What? Was he really serious? There was no way that could be true… right? Alicia could feel her cheeks tic as she was torn between wanting to smile or frown.
But she could clearly feel it. He was not joking at all, and her jaw dropped. She did not know how to even react.