L I A M She looked up at me, as if she was trying to read my mind. "As much as I love you, Emily. My family will not allow us to be together." "Liam..." she said. Her eyes filled with sadness. "I'm sorry. But it's the truth. You need to let me go. If you love me, you'll let me go." "That's not fair," she said, her voice breaking. "That's not fair, Liam. You can't ask me to do that. You can't ask me to stop loving you." "I know," I said, my voice thick with emotion. "I'm sorry. But it's the only way." "So this is it, huh? This is how it ends?" "What else am I supposed to do, Emily? I can't choose between you and my family. I won't. And if I keep seeing you, my father will make good on his threats, he's going to make our lives a living hell, not just me, but yours too." Tears formed

