I’ve been compromising for thirteen years, rearranging things so I can exist in two different worlds. Now, he wants me to exist in a third—his. I can’t do that. And maybe I’m being unreasonable and even selfish, but I’m terrified—terrified that adopting Rafael’s culture will put me at greater risk of losing my mine. After all, my mother warned me of the possibility.
I really need you to stop listening to your mother
