Treasured Thursdays: Most Treasured 'I love you' 's

Treasured Thursday is a weekly event created by Touya over at The Reader's Garden that is all about our most treasured. We're hosting it here now, for those of you who are interested in joining me. This week our topic is our most treasured 'I love you' 's. Confused? Well, let me explain. You know those scenes in your favorite books when the hero or the heroine FINALLY spills how they feel? That's what I'm talking about today. 

Mine is simple, and yes, I know I'm talking A LOT about this book lately but I really do adore it. The way Daniel Montisauri confesses his feelings to Farley in Frankie Rose's Sovereign Hope is phenomenal. Since I'm flying solo for this week, I'll share the scene in it's entirety. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 

He fixed her in his gaze and set his jaw, his hands twitching at his sides. "You feel something for me," he said, daring her to try and deny it. 

There was no point trying to hide it now. She looked away, numb. 

"You can't feel that way about me." He lowered his voice. "It'll only get you hurt."

"Oh, come on! That's so cliche! What's that even supposed to mean?" 

"It means my life is one that prevents me from the luxury of silly romantic notions. I can't have you look at me the way you just did. I don't care what Agatha's told you, or what she thinks she knows. This isn't going to happen, okay?"

Silly romantic notions? Farley's embarrassment quickly moved aside to make room for her anger. "Agatha hasn't told me anything. None of you ever do. You're right, I do feel something for you, but don't worry. From your reaction, it's pretty clear that the feeling's not mutual. I'm not some crazy stalker. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't flatter yourself into thinking that I'm completely head over heels in love with you. So just go!" she screamed, destroyed by his words and the feelings of rejection that coursed through her. 

"You don't understand."

"I think I do."

"No! You don't!" The hard look in his eyes morphed into something more pained and desperate. He stepped forward and grabbed her roughly by the arms, the same way he had done in the silo. 

"I sat there and watched you for months. Months! I watched you everywhere you went; I watched you when you didn't go anywhere at all! When you were so low you couldn't even leave the house. I watched the most beautiful person I'd ever seen get screwed over by the cops and have her life threatened on a daily basis without her even knowing it."

Farley stared up at him-frozen and unblinking-his words barraging her.

"How do you think I felt when I found you bleeding and broken on the floor of Aldan's room? I thought you were dead!" He stood, his eyes on fire, with something terrible strewn across his face. His voice dropped to barely more than a whisper. "We've got a war about to be unleashed here-one that I'm going to die for. One where you and I are an impossibility. So I don't get to tell you that I love you. And you don't get to look at me like that."

~Sovereign Hope by Frankie Rose-Kindle location 2808

Intense, right?? I get chills every time I read it!! Kudos to Frankie Rose! And by the way, if you guys have not read this book yet, I really don't know what you're waiting for! 

This is my most treasured, what's yours?