Chapter 140
~ Nathaniel ~
It saddened me that all this was happening. That we had reached this point at all. That my relationship with my brother had deteriorated so badly that he was literally packing up his things and leaving the family home because of me.
The realization sat heavy in my chest. This was not some temporary argument or dramatic outburst. This was real. This was Navine choosing distance because being near me hurt too much.
I knew I was the architect of this disaster. The devil, in fact. The orchestrator behind so much pain and confusion that it almost made me sick when I thought about it too closely.
I had let Hailey believe I was the masked man. Had leaned into the assumption instead of correcting it. Had made those sounds outside the door deliberately, knowing Navine
