Chapter 205
~ Navine ~
Hailey emerged from her bedroom fully dressed, stepping out with a composure that looked deliberate, like she had chosen control as armor before facing us again.
And I mean fully dressed, not casually covered but intentionally hidden from neckline to ankle.
She'd chosen the most concealing outfit possible—baggy sweatpants that hung loose on her hips, an oversized hoodie that swallowed her frame completely, fabric bunching at her wrists and shoulders and erasing every tempting outline. Nothing revealing. Nothing that would give either me or Nathaniel anything to look at, nothing that could accidentally invite lingering stares.
I was simultaneously disappointed and relieved, caught between instinct and strategy.
Disappointed because I'd been hoping for another gl
