Camille immediately looked like she regretted saying too much.
The panic was still there in her eyes, but now embarrassment slowly started replacing it too.
She looked away quickly, wiping at her tears like she hated the fact that she cried in front of strangers.
Like vulnerability itself embarrassed her.
My chest tightened strangely watching her.
Hayes’s expression softened immediately.
“Okay,” he said calmly.
His voice stayed steady. Careful.
“You don’t have to go anywhere right now.”
I nodded quickly beside him. “We won’t force you to do anything,” I tried to reassure her gently.
For the first time since waking up, some of the fear in Camille’s face eased slightly.
“I’m really sorry for the inconvenience,” she said quietly after a moment.
Her voice still sounded shaky.
“But
