Maya's Pov
The house wasn't the same.
Not like the way it happens when you change furnitures or lighting to a different colour. It was deeper and quieter. A change in the air that buzzed just beneath the surface, unseen but impossible to escape. Like someone had opened a window I hadn't seen, and now everything warm and sure was seeping slowly away.
It started the day after Lena’s visit. I was folding laundry in the hallway, separating socks in silence, when I caught Adam's voice in the study. The door wasn't wide open but not completely closed. He hadn't even se me walk by. I paused… I shouldn't have done it, but I did.
"You can't hold visitation over my head, Lena," he said. His voice was annoyed and strained. "Sami's not something we bargain for."
My heart stumbled. I edged closer
