WHICH MAN STAYS?
“I know you love him, Maya.”
I froze. The words, spoken so plainly, were a confession pulled from my marrow. I stared at him, tears blurring the vibrant market into a watercolor smear.
“I saw it at La Belle,” he continued, his voice softening. “I see it now. It’s written all over you. But loving him right now…” He paused, choosing his words like stones to build a bridge. “Loving him is like loving someone standing on the other side of a minefield. And Clara? She owns the field. She laid every mine. She holds the remote.”