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CHAPTER 185
~Valerie's POV~
I said nothing.
"I acted like you were picking at a wound just to hurt me. But the truth is…" he inhaled. "You were trying to understand me. To connect."
Still, I said nothing. After all, I explained it all to him before, but he did not pay me any heed.
"I let grief twist me into someone I hate. I loathed how I treated you, my love. And when you asked—so innocently—it cracked something open that I've spent years trying to bury. I-I'm sorry, Valerie~"
The wind whispered around us.
"I should've told you the truth from the start. About Sapphire. About how I lost myself that day. But instead, I lashed out at the only person who gave a damn."
I glanced at him then, eyes narrowing. "Why now, Axel?"
He turned to face me fully. "Because I want to fix it."
"And what if I don't want it fixed?"
His throat worked. "Then I'll respect that. But I needed to say it to you in person."