Dion had never truly understood the relationship between Micah and Natalie. At one point, he had even thought they were an item, considering how fiercely protective Micah was of her.
But that theory never made sense. How could they be together when Micah still slept with other people so openly? Dion had once reasoned that perhaps being an incubus was simply too complicated and that he and Natalie had reached some strange agreement between them.
Now he fully understood.
That was why Natalie hated being touched. That was why she kept a distance from everyone.
People thought it was arrogance. That she was just Natalie Avax with her nose stuck high in the sky. All because she had money.
But this wasn't pride, it was trauma.
And Micah hadn't been overprotective, he had been guarding her. He'd known from the start and carried the secret alone. Even from him.
