Cassie already knew the answer would hurt.
Her heart had settled on one man quietly, even stubbornly while her mind clung to another because of a promise she had made when she was desperate and afraid.
Love and obligation pulled her in opposite directions, stretching her thin until breathing felt like work.
"Does it matter?" she asked finally, her voice barely steady.
"Yes, Cassie, it does." Nathan's voice softened, but beneath the calm was something raw, something fractured. "The least you can do is be honest with me."
Her shoulders sagged, but a small nod followed, slow and heavy. He was right. Honesty was the bare minimum she owed him.
"I don't know how it happened," she said quietly. "But he's all I think about." Her fingers curled into her lap. "Even though he remi
