“I love you.”

I grabbed Yoo Yeonha’s arm as soon as she said those words and pulled her into my embrace. I could smell the scent of roses from her.

She froze and her breathing stopped. She didn’t move even a bit, so I had to check just to make sure she was still alive.

I poked her waist and she flinched.

“Euk…! Let go…! I…”

“I also have a secret.”

I didn’t give her the chance to speak. I wrapped my arms around her waist and gritted my teeth. My heart was beating wildly, but I couldn’t tell if it was my heart or hers that was beating right now.

I could feel her breath on my shoulder, and tension gripped my neck.

I was worried. What if she thought that what I was about to say was just a bunch of lies? Or what if she thought that I had gone insane?

However, I really had to tell her this. I wanted to tell her this at least.

I breathed in and placed my hand on the back of her head before saying, “I… I’m not from this world.”

“…?”

I couldn’t see her reaction properly, but I could hear her uneven breathing.

She was probably in disbelief right now and doubting what she just heard. I mean, even I never imagined that I would end up saying something straight out of a sci-fi movie.

I swore to keep it a secret and not tell anyone in this life, but I guess…

“I might sound insane, but I’m not lying. I’m from another world.”

“…”

Yoo Yeonha still didn’t...