'Is it because she was a hostage too precious to give up or because she sucked when offended? Or was it because he didn't feel the need to bother and answer this kind of minor physical contact?'
Of course not. Absolutely not. He just didn't want her to apologize for these kinds of trifles. He didn't want to confirm that she was feeling a sense of distance. He didn't want to hear her asking for his forgiveness every time she put her cheeks on his shoulders, grabbed his hands, and leaned on his arms.
"Marianne, what I mean is …"
But he couldn't say that. It was he who planted such a deep sense of betrayal in her eyes.
It was he who pushed her away coldly and did not make any excuses for her repeated asking.
In such a situation, he would have given her some hope if he had overturned what he told her up to now. What should he after giving her hope? Could he really protect this woman?
Eckart bit his lips with a long sigh.