CHAPTER 12
Raiden stood outside of Maya's door for several moments, his forehead pressed to the barrier between them that was so much larger than the red wooden door that separated them. He had intended to tell her everything that night in the mountains, but she had swept him away, removed his ability to think.
He wanted to say that his reaction to her was the only reason he had delayed the truth, but he knew better. There had been other opportunities, but he hadn't been able to broach the subject. He knew that telling her what he had done, what she had done, would break her heart.
He couldn't bring himself to go straight home, so he lingered in the neighbourhood, waiting to catch a glimpse of her so he could gauge how she was feeling, see if she was okay. Okay? He knew she would be any
