Chapter 156. Anger

Nate lifted his head, looking at Maddie as his heart bled. He had never let anyone see him this way, not ever. She was the first one to see him this way, she was the first to see him fight with his own mind…and lose. 

Normally, when moments like this were coming, he would know. Like an eagle knowing when the storm was coming and yet flying straight into it, that was how he was. But he was not as majestic as the creature. 

He would see the storm coming, and he would wait for it. That would be when he isolated himself and stayed in his room for days. He hid this part of himself from everyone, no one knew this. She was the first, Maddie was the first. 

“What?” He asked, his voice hoarse and lifeless. Did she now see him differently? Did she now see him as weak and powerless? Did she now see him as too broken? 

“I…” Maddie tried to speak, she tried to tell him the truth but her mouth just would not work. Maybe that was because she was scared…no, it w