Chapter 77: Shadows and Lies
Ghost told her everything that night.
He spoke slowly at first, the words coming out like they were being dragged from somewhere deep inside him. Maya listened without interrupting, without judging, without pushing. She just let him talk. She let him tell his story. She let him share his pain. She could hear the years of silence in his voice, the years of carrying this weight alone. She could feel the walls he'd built around himself, the walls she'd never tried to climb. She could feel the secrets he'd buried, the secrets she'd never asked him to share. She could feel the daughter he'd hidden, the daughter she'd never known existed. She could feel the love he'd buried, the love he'd never been able to express. She could feel the sacrifice he'd made, the choic
