“Because it would not be fair to Faida,” he murmured, “to trap her in a marriage when I have such feelings for another. It would not be fair to either of us.” I couldn’t breathe. “I love you, Misa.” “No!” I shouted, jumping to my feet, finally looking at him. Tears rimmed my eyes. “You couldn’t have known . . . You didn’t know I had broken the curse!” “I did not,” he said, strangely calm. “But that changes nothing.”
