Chapter 139
~ Navine ~
I was now convinced Nathaniel and Hailey were sleeping together. They’d even done it on my bed.
The realization settled into me slowly at first, like a creeping chill, before crashing down with full force. It wasn’t just suspicion anymore. It wasn’t jealousy or insecurity twisting my thoughts. It was certainty — heavy, suffocating certainty that left no room for denial.
The sounds I’d heard outside my bedroom door had been unmistakable. Nathaniel’s groaning. The rhythmic creaking. The whispered words that had cut through me like knives.
“God, Hailey… so good…”
The words echoed in my head long after the sounds themselves had faded. I could still hear the cadence of his voice, strained and breathless in a way that left no room for doubt. I could still imagine the
