A muscle tightens in his jaw and a glassy sheen has covered his eyes by the time he finishes. He finally did it. He…let go. Tears roll down my cheeks and I don’t bother wiping them. “Oh, Adrian. You already are worthy of me. There’s no one else out there who understands me better than you do, who’d bring me back, even when I go through a dark tunnel like I did. I just want to be your wife for real and your partner for better or worse, not merely a delicate flower you hide away from the world.” “I’ll try to be better. Though I’ll probably never be a hero.” “Who says I want a hero? I’m perfectly
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