Alice gulped. Ah, the story took such a heavy turn. It started with the little cheerful boy falling in love with his baby brother and his days filled with happiness.
So, how did it take a dark turn?
She wondered, why was Devon telling her this story?
No, before that, she wanted to know how it ended. Did the little boy find his baby brother? Did they get to live happily ever after?
Devon watched Alice's inquisitive expression and raised his hand to reach out to her but paused. He took back his hand, took off his gloves, and tried again.
He slowly reached for her face and stroked gently. It was more like a caress and just the tip of his fingers on her skin passed on his feelings more clearly than what she felt all along, and this made Alice have her doubts.
This... Wasn't just a story, was it?
"Do you want to know what happened after that?" He asked and Alice nodded.
He took his hand back and said,
