Aliyah's POV

I forced a laugh that cracked at the edges. “You’re imagining things.”

“Maybe,” he said, though I could tell he didn’t believe me.

I hurried into the locker room before he could say more. Alone, I pressed my hand to my belly, tears stinging my eyes. He was getting too close, far too close. And the secret I carried was a fire that would burn us both if he ever found out.

Still, despite everything I told myself, despite the walls I tried to build, I couldn’t shake ...