I swallowed down the emotion threatening to break in my voice and reached under the bath for the little box I’d placed there while she’d been setting up her telescope. “I love you so much, Marn. So, so much. I can’t imagine ever being without you, and I don’t have any intention of it happening again.” I swallowed once more, this time to buy me a second to calm my racing heart. “Therefore, my perfect Star, I need to tell you that I no longer
