Solangette
I thought he was the monster who hurt my best friend.
I was wrong.
Nathan Hill walked into my life like he owned it - uninvited, unexpected, unstoppable. One mistaken confrontation on a city street, and suddenly he was everywhere. In my building. In my head. In places I didn't want to admit.
He was powerful, controlled, and used to getting what he wanted. And for reasons I couldn't explain, he had decided I was worth his attention.
But I had survived things I didn't talk about. Things that taught me exactly how quickly safe could become dangerous. How quickly the person you trusted could become the thing you were running from.
I wasn't looking for anyone.
I wasn't ready for anyone.
But Nathan Hill didn't wait for ready.
The question was never whether I was brave enough to let someone in.
It was whether I was honest enough to admit I already had.