Chapter Four Hundred and Thirty Six

She tentatively set her trembling fingers on his open palms. Swallowed the thickness in her throat..

“I know you have every reason to hate me—” he said.

“I don’t hate you, Daniel. I don't—”

“Shh. Let me say this. I shouldn’t have made presumptions that day when my brother said those things about you. I shouldn't have said what I said. I should have protected you. But instead I made everything worse. I’m so ashamed of the way I acted. You were hurt and worried and I should have taken that burden from you. It was wrong and I won’t let anything like that happen again, no matter where in the world you live.”

“I’ll live with you.” Emma said. She bit her lips to keep them from quivering. “If that’s what you want, I will come home with you.”