Jacob
Each lie piled on my chest, an anchor chaining my soul.
It was suffocating.
I didn’t know if I could keep it up, but I continued, deceiving everyone… especially myself.
The weight of it pressed down on me with every breath, every forced smile, every carefully constructed excuse.
I had become a stranger in my own skin, a liar wearing the face of the man Nathan thought he knew.
And Nathan… God, Nathan. He didn’t deserve this.
He had always been my rock, my sanctuary. His arms were the only place I ever truly felt safe, where the world outside couldn’t reach me.
His love was steady, unwavering, a lighthouse in the storm of my own making.
But the allure of Daniel’s touch was like a raging fire I couldn’t resist.
What was love when I craved the heat of another’s touch?
