Aliyah's POV
I forced a laugh that cracked at the edges. “You’re imagining things.”
“Maybe,” he said, though I could tell he didn’t believe me.
I hurried into the locker room before he could say more. Alone, I pressed my hand to my belly, tears stinging my eyes. He was getting too close, far too close. And the secret I carried was a fire that would burn us both if he ever found out.
Still, despite everything I told myself, despite the walls I tried to build, I couldn’t shake the memory of his voice, low and certain.
What you think of me matters more than all of them combined.
And that terrified me more than any curse Cohen could ever invent.
Four days later, life had taken on a rhythm I never expected. Training beside Asher had become something I couldn’t ignore. At first, I had t
