“Yes.” And then some. “But that’s beside the point, Aelin.” He took a breath. “The point is—I should have been there then, but I am here now. I’m healed. Let me share this burden.” She tipped her head back, savoring the breeze off the river. “And what could I ever ask of you that I couldn’t do myself?”
I feel this. As women we don't want to burden men.
