chapter 64

I feel so stupid, so guilty and ashamed, and I regret it took until now to know this. I look down at the floor, unable to look him in the eye while shame washes through me and my stupid pride takes a dent. He didn t break the bond; he didn t betray me, and in fact, he came home willing to fight for me, only to find I d gone and it was too late. I m mad at myself for the weeks of shutting him out when, with just one link, he would have told me to come home or come for me. Weeks of heartbreak and loneliness when he was always there waiting for me, looking for me, and not about to give up on us. He meant it ... he really didn t, and I ve held him at arm s length because I believed the pain and betrayal was something else. "Why didn t you just ask me when I came for you? This could have been over then." Colton steps towards me, his voice now low and level with regret seeping in. A soft little movement closer towards me to tighten the gap and surround me with his smell and