Secrets and Confessions

Maxwell came a few steps closer, but stopped in his tracks. She had just declared herself to him, and she felt exactly the same feelings for him as he did for her, but her father had put a doubt in his mind. Was she really projecting her brother onto him? He needed to know. Earlier, he'd had the idea of calling Adam over so that she could choose between the brothers. But now he felt a great urgency to know. And he would never give her back to Adam, even if he had to... Do something horrible to her.

“Anna... You've described exactly everything I feel for you... But I think it's even stronger for me. That's why we must leave no doubt between us if we want our relationship to work.”

Anna felt her heart fill with hope as she listened to him. She just walked in, closed the door, sat down and looked at him questioningly.

“Do you have any doubts about the sincerity of my feelings?”

Maxwell sat down next to her, took her hands in his, breathing deeply to prepare himself for her