More Than a Maybe ✨

Kabanata 42

Gavin Alvaro

“There are things you don’t come back from — like watching the only person you truly love

walk away, and knowing it’s your fault.”

For the first time in a long time… I was afraid.

Not of the scandal.

Not of the headlines.

Not even of Cassandra.

But of Samantha’s silence.

It had been days since the live broadcast.

Since Cassandra walked onstage, grabbed that mic, and announced to the world that she

was pregnant with my child.

The air left my lungs that moment.

I wasn’t even there.

Didn’t even know.

But it didn’t matter.

The news had done its damage.

And Sam…

Sam looked at me like I had betrayed her. Like I had lied — even if I didn’t know I had

anything to confess.

And maybe that was worse.

Because I hadn’t cheated. I hadn’t seen Cassandra in months.

But I