Smoke and Silence

It was then that Celine noticed Nathan standing near the doorway.

"Nathan," she spoke first.

Nathan felt a pang of awkwardness facing her.

He was currently investigating whether Lily could have been involved, and his conscience was uneasy—especially after everything that had happened recently, that feeling had only grown heavier.

"I'm really glad you're alright."

Before coming, he had actually reh