“I can’t promise that I’ll never hurt you again. I think we both know I can be a stubborn, hardheaded bastard, and I intend to live a long life with you. In terms of time, the odds are against me there. But I can promise that I will always choose you. I won’t ever turn my back on you. Never again. Because I see you now, Erina Denoren. And I never want to look away.”