“Dammit, Mei. Why?” I laughed, a bitter little thing that clogged my throat. “Why? I think the question should be why not? You’re the best man I’ve ever known, Henning. You saved Kate and Cleo first, but there’s no doubt you saved me, too. I wouldn’t have survived what happened at the carnival without you. I wouldn’t be surviving Mum’s illness now without you either.”
