NINA'S POV

The question hung in the air between us.

For a moment, I couldn't breathe.

My eyes remained fixed on Nelson's face as my heart beat against my chest. It had been thirteen years since I saw him, yet he was standing right in front of me, staring at me like I were still the same girl he had left behind.

I wished I was, but not anymore.

The room was silent for a while as Nelson gaze were on me patiently waiting for a reply. But I looked away first as my throat tightened. "I shouldn't answer that."

His expression softened. "But you know the answer, and that...