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She looked at him then, at the pain in his
words.
“Do you know what I wish?” He exposed
his palms, one tattooed, the other unmarked.
“I wish that you had told me. When you
realized it. I wish you had told me then.”
She swallowed against the ache in her
throat. “I didn’t want to hurt you.”
“Why would it ever hurt me to know the
truth that was already in my heart? The truth I
hoped for?”
“I didn’t understand it. I didn’t understand
how it was possible. I thought maybe ...
maybe you might be able to have two mates
within a lifetime, but even then, I just ...” She
blew out a breath. “I didn’t want you to be
distressed.”
His eyes softened. “Do I regret that Lyria
was dragged into this, that the cost of Maeve’s
game was her life, and the life of the child we