It was when he was wiping dried blood from her skin that he said, “I wanted you to be happy, Talwyn.” His voice was low and soft, just as gentle as he was being while he washed away traces of the last several weeks. “And if he … When you came to me, you were so lost. You were hurting. You felt abandoned and betrayed, and after all of that, all you had endured, I just wanted you to experience happiness. True happiness. And you did. With him. For a little while, at least. I could feel it. I wasn’t about to take that away from you.” “You chose me,” she whispered. “I have always chosen you. Even
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