“Why should I stay?” I gave her a tired little smile. “You know why. Of course, you do. And the thing is in this life we don’t know how much future we have left. I witnessed that front row by taking the future of two people I loved more than life. What’s gone is gone and in my line of work nothing is guaranteed, the future even less and I crave to have you in it. Is it fair? Absolutely not. Do you deserve better? Undoubtedly. But, Cassie, anima mia, there’s only you.”
