The silence that followed was absolute, broken only by the roar of the storm outside, while she looked at me with wide eyes, finally processing the weight of my secret.
"My life?" her voice sounded small behind my back.
I pulled away from her, walking toward the large window where the storm roared with a blind fury.
The glass vibrated under the impact of the wind, and lightning illuminated the room intermittently. Maren stayed silent, watching me with wide eyes that were starting to redden.
"I want you to have it all" I continued, my voice becoming harder due to the intensity of my feelings. "I want you to fulfill your dream of graduating, to be the brilliant lawyer I know you’re going to be, without anyone reproaching you for anything. If I claim you as my female, they’ll believe you
