Page 22 of The Yoga Teacher

Hannah shook her head against Mia’s shoulder, gripping onto her like she was the only thing keeping her upright.

I’m not okay.

“Come inside,” Mia murmured, guiding her further into the house. “Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out, okay?”

But Hannah already knew.

She would never be okay again.

CHAPTER TWELVE

Daniel

THE WATER SCALDED his skin, but Daniel didn’t turn down the heat.

He braced his hands against the tiled wall, his head bowed as the water rushed over him, steam filling the enclosed space. His chest rose and fell in shallow, uneven breaths, his skin slick with sweat—not just from the heat, but from the mess of the night.

Sienna.

Hannah.

His hands moved on their own, grabbing the bar of soap, scrubbing hard—his arms, his chest, his thighs—until his skin burned raw. He tried to ignore the way the scent clung to him, sweat and sex and something that wasn’this wife.

It wasn’t anything soap wouldn’t fix.It was just surface level. He wasn’ttainted.This wasn’t the end of the world.

He was simply a young man. And young men wanted sex.

That was normal. That was natural.

His gaze flicked to the row of bottles lined neatly along the shelf—Hannah’s shampoo, her conditioner, the body wash that made her smell soft and clean. Evidence that this was just temporary. Shewascoming back.

Hannah was his wife. They hadvows. Alife.

She’ll forgive me.

Shehad to.

He rinsed the soap from his skin, rolling his shoulders, forcing himself to breathe.

She’d seen something upsetting but it didn’t mean their marriage was over.

She was upset now. Shocked.Of course she was.But once she calmed down, once he could explain that it didn’tmeananything, once she actually listened to him, she’d understand.

It was biology.

It didn’t mean he didn’t love her.

The water pounded against his back as he straightened.

He would tell Hannah he was sorry. That he hated that she had to see it. That he never wanted to hurt her.

She’d be angry. She’d need time.

But she wasn’t going anywhere.

Shecouldn’t.

They had built a life together. Amarriage.

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