The tension between them changed quietly after that night but Aria felt it everywhere now in the pauses between Rafael's answers, In the way he watched her sometimes like he was terrified of losing something he already knew was slipping through his fingers.
And the worst part was…He still refused to tell her the truth.At first, Aria tried to fight the growing suspicion inside her because this was Rafael.
The man who built an entire island just to see her smile. The man who held her through nightmares and kissed her like she was the most precious thing in his world.She wanted to trust him.
God, she wanted to trust him so badly.But trust became difficult when silence started feeling heavier than honesty.So eventually…
Aria stopped asking questions.
And that scared Rafael more than anything.
Because suddenly, she wasn't looking at him with curiosity anymore.
She was watching him quietly.
The first time Rafael noticed the change was during breakfast.
