He spreads his hands wide. “No traps here. No games, tricks, or bullshit. I didn’t intend for any of this to happen the way it has. But…” He leans over and cups my fingers between his palms. “I’m not fighting it anymore, Ariel. I tried; I tried like fucking hell. But it failed. So I’m doing the only thing I can do now: seeing where it takes us.”
