Liam's burning gaze remained locked on Suzy, a heavy intensity she could feel with absolute clarity. She looked up, meeting his eyes. Within those dark depths swirled a turbulent storm of emotions, though he was doing everything in his power to keep them under wraps.
"Are you... alright?"
Under such an intense, unblinking stare, Suzy felt a rare touch of self-consciousness.
"I'm fine," Liam replied quietly.
Suzy didn't understand why he was suddenly looking at her this way. She hadn't realized just how deeply her casual, offhand words earlier had shaken him.
"Suzy, thank you," Liam said, his voice ringing with pure sincerity.
She had lost count of how many times he had thanked her. Time and again, she had stepped in to help him and Noah, and now she had gone as far as saving Noah's life. She had saved his only family.
