Mari's Mistake (Icehome, #10)

by Ruby Dixon

"I still want what we have," T'chai tells me. "Even if it is broken. Even if it stays broken forever. Because half a mating with my lovely, determined Mari is better than a lifetime alone."

"You have faced down everything to protect me when I was helpless. So tell me again that you are not brave, and I will tell you once more that you lie."