the feeling that s

der tonight, the shadows

r, she half expected to see s

again. Another me

d as she read the

ith fire, Maya. D

the shiver that ra

Was he threatening her? Or

ced with a sense of urgency but n

hing

ed to admit it, she kn

of something dangerous, som

wasn't just a man who had broken her heart - he was a man w

ngled in this dangerous game, using her as both

t it, the more the line be

as the

ed to be? Or was he just another playe

ut, or was he just as dangerous, just as willi

and for a moment, Maya closed he

again, she was standing i

e's

ing on the threshold of the unk

asn't just wal

she had

en before she had

tight, his eyes shadowed with some

s voice rough. "I w

er like a punch

aiting for Nathan instead? Or was she

ce unsteady but determined. "About everythi

back, allowing

the only light coming from a

e, suffocating

herself to stay strong, to face

said, his voice

ouch, and Maya hesit

ng, pacing back and f

e, and for the first time

f him. It was the fear o

Chase?" she asked, her vo

his tracks, his

he asked, his tone

e one who

she stood up abruptly,

need the truth. I need to know what I'm

ed, his jaw tighten

games, Maya. I

all are. You, Nathan - both of you. You're all part of

d her, his gaze n

is some kind of game, but it's not. It's my life. My wor

words, the weight of the wor

y, to escape, to find

s no escape.

at him, her

're not playing games, why am I here? W

er, his eyes burning w

nt you to understand what you're walking into

t her like a

ose

just about their relationship. He was

took a step back, her brea

ou, Chase," she said softly. "I

rkened, but he didn't

s world, it's not about trust. It's about loyalty. It's about un

ds pierce her, de

ya

en capable

Or was she too divided, too lost betwee

t answer hi

she unders

d out what game she

drive home, Maya sat alone in her

essage fr

more you don't know. Don't play his g

hovered over

d reply, another me

imple text, but one th

won't stop fighting for you. Ju

onto the table, burying

he suppose

e supposed

tantly - who w