Whispers Between Us

s after he left in a daze, too numb to process anything. She had expected Ethan to be angry, but she hadn't

she hadn't even tasted. She hadn't spoken to anyone-least of all Liam-since the confrontation at the restaurant

have

her from her thoughts. I

ed to

air in her lungs was being stolen. She wasn't ready to face him-not after everythi

e intensity of his presence, even through the text. Maya had known Liam was a force to be rec

ands shook slightly as she did. "I'm

ed. "It's never the right time

o her chest. Out of time. What did he mean by that? What was he asking of her?

hing and start over, was overwhelming. But deep down, she knew that wasn't possible. Her world

. The world outside seemed so far away, distant, as if everything had c

-

for her to come to her senses. Maya wasn't surprised-he had always been the type to act

pt over her, sharp and knowing, as though he could see right throu

oice low, almost too c

ehind him. The silence between them was thick, char

to say it, had to let him know she understood the mess she'd made.

gaze. He was a force to be reckoned with, and Maya wasn't sure i

teady. "I'm asking you to be honest with yourself. You

now what choice she was supposed to make. She didn't know if she could choose. How could she?

admitted, her voice breaking. "I d

r. "You don't have to have it all figured out, Maya. But y

hrough her entire body. Her pulse quickened, the heat between them undeniable, and Maya could fee

bled as she tried to fin

k, pulling her closer. "I know. But that's why we have

vy with unspoken desires and confessions that neither one of them was ready to

the words coming out before she could stop them. "I do

d meet his gaze. "And you think you can live your whole life caught between two peop

bear. She had known for a while now that something was missing in her relationship w

e quiet but fierce. "You deserve to live, to feel, to choo

wanted to throw herself into the unknown, but the reality of th

words barely audible as she looked up

pulling her closer, his lips hoverin

e distance betwee