I Am Mustafin
My head snaps up, shock coursing through me.
Deonta’e? The man who looks at Amara like she hung the moon? The one who holds her hand under tables and kisses her temple when he thinks no one’s watching?
Never, in a million years…
Amara catches the look on my face and smiles—a sad, knowing thing. “He loves me,” she says simply. Her eyes grow distant, lost in memory. “He wasn’t always like this, you know. I’ve known him since we were kids, before he became who he is now. He was such a sweet boy.”