Chapter 22: The Wait and the Weight
Maxine had been avoiding him for days, letting the silence between her and Noah stretch out longer than she ever thought she would. Every time she saw his name pop up on her phone, her heart raced with conflicting emotions. Part of her wanted to throw her phone across the room in frustration, while another part—one that she tried not to acknowledge—wanted to pick it up and dive back into the complicated mess she'd found herself in. She hated the way he made her feel—alive and breathless one moment, completely torn the next. The truth of the matter was, she didn't know what she wanted anymore. She didn't even know if she could trust him. By the end of the week, Noah still hadn't said a word about his annulment. And it made Maxine's chest tighten with every passing moment. How long was she
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