Chapter 346\u00a0<\/p>\n
I opened my mouth but nothing came out because she was right, she was absolutely right and I had no defense for my behavior.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I didn\u2019t call you stupid,\u201d I finally managed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou might as well have,\u2018 she said, and now the tears were spilling over, running down her cheeks in streams that made my chest ache. \u2018You made it very clear that you thought I made a terrible decision, that you wished I\u2019d just let you die instead of using my powers to heal you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I never said I wished you\u2019d let me die,\u201d I protested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou said you\u2019d rather be dead,\u201d she countered. \u201cWhat\u2019s the difference?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I ran my hands through my hair roughly, pulling at the strands because I needed something to do with my hands, needed some way to release the frustration building inside me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe difference is I was trying to tell you that your life is more important to me than mine,\u201d I said, hearing the desperation creeping into my voice. \u201c1 was trying to make you understand that I can\u2019t lose you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBy making me feel like garbage for saving you?\u201d she asked. \u201cBy telling me I was careless with our children? By looking at me like I\u2019d done something unforgivable?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wrapped her arms tighter around herself and I noticed she was shaking slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a funny way of showing someone you care about them Tristan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I took a step toward her and she immediately took two steps back, maintaining the distance between us like there was an invisible wall I couldn\u2019t cros\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease,\u201d I said, and I could hear the begging in my own voice. \u201cPlease just let me explain.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve explained enough,\u201d she said, wiping at her tears with the back of her hand. \u201cYou made yourself perfectly clear last night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was angry and scared and I said things I didn\u2019t mean,\u201d I tried again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you though?\u201d she asked, tilting her head. \u201cBecause you seemed pretty sure of yourself when you were telling Orion what a terrible job he did\u00a0<\/p>\n
protecting me, when you were lecturing everyone about how reckless I was.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She laughed but there was no humor in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018You seemed very certain that I\u2019d made a huge mistake by healing you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was wrong,\u2018 I said, taking another step forward even though I knew she\u2019d retreat again. \u2018I was wrong about all of it, I should have thanked you, I should have held you, I should have told you how grateful I am that you saved my life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you didn\u2019t, she said simply. You chose anger instead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because I was terrified, I said, my voice breaking. \u201cBecause when I woke up and realized what you\u2019d done, all I could think about was what might have happened, what could have gone wrong, How close I came to losing you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I moved closer again and this time she didn\u2019t step back but she tensed like she was preparing to run if I got too close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 346\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I handled it badly,\u201d I continued. \u201cI know I said terrible things and I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019m so sorry Athena but please don\u2019t leave me, please don\u2019t call off the wedding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not the one who wants to call it off,\u201d she said quietly. \u201cYou are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I don\u2019t, I said immediately. \u201cI swear I don\u2019t, I was just scared that you did, that you\u2019d decided I wasn\u2019t worth the trouble after everything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter everything?\u201d she repeated. \u201cYou mean after I risked my life to save yours? After I used powers I barely understand to heal you? After I proved that I love you enough to take any risk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She shook her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I can see why you\u2019d think I\u2019d want to leave you after that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sarcasm in her voice made me wince.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat came out wrong,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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