I pulled away from our embrace and looked closely at Tahir. I didn’t know how I never noticed it before. It was clear that he hated lying to me. The guilty expression was subtle, but it was there. There was a slight downturn at the corner of his mouth and a barely detectable lowering of his eyebrows. Whatever it was holding him back, it really bothered him.

“Why can’t you tell me the truth?” I asked softly.

He looked at me for a long moment, his eyes ...