“Kai…” I murmur and reach out for him, but he distances himself from me. “I didn’t mean to—” “You’re not the only one in the situation of marrying someone you don’t love, but this marriage was for you as much as it was for me, and I don’t have to explain myself to you. You are safe and no longer on the run. I gave you freedom. My question is, why did you do it?”

