Riyala bowed her head as she continued.
"I... I don't really have anyone else I can connect to emotionally. You're everything to me, Jason. My father, my brother, my lover, my friend. Your opinion is the only one that matters to me. So I thought that maybe if I took Radagan to the next level and revolutionized it, then I could also have something you would be proud of. I want to make you proud of me."
Jason's brows were furrowed in complete disbelief as he listened to everything Riyala said, and when she was done, Jason spoke in a voice that reflected the sheer disbelief inside him at that moment!
"But I love you, Riyala."
"I-I know. I just—"
Jason reached down to hold Riyala's shoulder, and Riyala looked up at him in surprise as he continued.
