Chapter 10 - Damian Asked Me Whether I Regretted Falling in Love With Him, and My Answer Was the Truth That Freed Us BothOne night, years later, Damian asked:
“Do you regret me?”
“No.”
“Not even once?”
I smiled.
“I regret what happened.”
“That's different.”
“Yes.”
“What changed?”
I looked at him.
“You listened.”
He nodded.
“That's what you needed.”
“That's what everyone needs.”
He took my hand.
“I don't want our children to inherit fear.”
“They won't.”
“How do you know?”
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“Because we won't give it to them.”
That became our promise.
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