tains danced on the floor, and the fresh morning air promised a bright day ahead. Yet inside her, a storm of emotions raged.

She wanted to spend time with Nathan, but part of her feared what might happen if she found herself alone with him. Sh

away. "I'm going to take some pictures of the lake, I'll be right b

a deep blue, and the sun's reflections in the water sparkled like diamonds. She took her camera and

ed around and saw Nathan approaching, a mischievous smile on his lips. "So, y

ew," she replied, trying to mask th

e most beautiful thing here," he said, moving

she tried to stay calm. "Thank you, but I don'

in you, but you seem to hide them." Nathan was now so close that she coul

g to defend herself. She knew Nathan was right

his face. "Then why aren't you ready to liv

e, a part of her was excited by this confrontation. "It's complicated

e contact was light but charged with an intensity she had never felt. "What if I told you th

between them was unsettling, and she knew she was about to cross a li

w your instinct." His voice was soft, almost enchanting. He leaned sli

but she didn't know how

e on his lips. "Just listen to your heart, Léa

to flee and the desire to stay. Every fiber of her being screamed to get closer, t

eaking the palpable tension that had settled between the

oward Thomas, but she could feel Nathan's gaze on her. A part of her mind told her to dist

as he joined her, his expression

otions. She couldn't tell him what had happened, what she had fe

at is waiting!" said Thomas

rious smile, a glimmer of intrigue in his eyes. She couldn't deny the attraction

omas was thrilled, joking with his family, while she was lost in her thoughts. Nathan was there, nearb

Léa felt torn. She knew she had only a few hours left before returning to

itting on a bench by the lake. The calm of the night offered her a reprieve, but her mind was s

the silence. "I've been looking

her heart racing. "Wha

rlier, by the lake. That tension, that conne

.. I don't know. It's complica

" he replied, moving a little closer. "You can'

es. Her heart was in turmoil, and she felt

u to be honest with yourself." He gently took her han

he interrupted her, leaning in

uld lose ourselves in each other without any constraints." His words slid ov

he offered her. Every fiber of her being urged her to give in, to let go, but

want you to feel guilty? I only want

ed to disappear, and only Nathan remained with that inevitable tens

om all those chains, even if it's just for a moment." His eyes shone with a

from a distance, breaking the palpable tensi

but this time she could not deny the attraction she felt for Nathan. His words echoed in

Thomas asked, a worr

her knew she could not continue to ignore

n a limbo, between the safety she had always known and the irresistible temptation of the unknown

. She was at a turning point in her life, and she had to face her own desires.