Whispers Between Us

vivid than the last. The tension between her and Liam, the overwhelming intensity of their connection-it was a

e had in her relationship with Ethan now felt like a distant memory. And the feelings she was be

to get out of bed. She didn't want to face the day. She didn't want

her, the screen lighti

from

you said last night. If you're

seeming to blur before her eyes. She had hoped the time apar

a

he'd made her feel. But now Ethan was asking for a conversation, and Maya knew it wa

in-this time, it was

ing about you, Maya

e a knife. She could almost hear his voice in the

wanted to stay in bed forever, to avoid all of it-to avoid both of the

she adjusted the hem of her dress. She had agreed to meet Ethan for lunch, though every part of her w

ump. She glanced down-this time it was a call. The name f

i

talk to him now-not while she was trying to figure out what to do with Ethan. She

call go to

e elegant space was cozy, warm, with soft lighting and the clink of glasses filling the air. She spotted E

pulling at his lips. But there was something in h

out her chair for her. "I

g on inside her? How could she tell him that she was torn between him and someone else-someone she h

concern. "You've been distant lately. I know

this moment a thousand times, but now that she was here, she had no words. She

ya finally admitte

nd warm and reassuring on hers. "You don't have to hide it

h herself. How could she explain that her heart was pulling her in two different directions-towar

oice barely a whisper. "About everything. Ab

tightening on her hand. "What do

couldn't keep hiding the truth. It had to com

on. She could see the shock in Ethan's eyes, the pain that fl

sked, his v

erything they'd built. But there was no going back now. "I... I don't know how to explain it. I didn

ffocating. Ethan's hand pulled away from hers, a

h gone from it. "I thought we had something, Maya. But if you're

ions-the confusion, the betrayal-crushed her. She had never

red, her voice breaking. "

ink you need to figure this out, Maya," he said, his voice shakin

restaurant, leaving Maya staring at the emp