The Glade survives on routine — work, sweat, rules, and the constant hum of the Maze. But everything tilts the moment Maya arrives. She’s sharp but gentle, stubborn but warm, steady in a way the boys didn’t know they needed. Thomas gravitates to her instantly. The others tease them. And everyone assumes they’ll end up together. Everyone except Newt. Because Newt already knows he’d fall for her if he let himself — and he already has. He keeps a calm smile on his face, but inside, every moment