“I betrayed who I thought was a Brisden.” Oh, and that set everything right? Rationally, yes, I understood why he’d done it, but understanding didn’t equate to forgiveness. How could it, if it did nothing to mend the lingering pain? He’d shattered me, leaving me to pick up the fragments of my soul, my heart… …my very identity! “Who you thought I was doesn’t unbreak me.”
