Maya

Nathaniel's body froze at my question, visible tension coursing through him as he slowly turned to face me. For a moment, pure hesitation hung in the air, as if he grappled with the reluctance to revisit past traumas— I couldn’t really point it out but it was something, something that made me question my decision. 

Maybe I should have held back…

Then, he opened his mouth.

"I didn't ask you because I thought you were telling the truth," he confessed, hands ...