[Of course she would figure it out. Except...he wasn't sure what he'd expected in terms of a reaction, but hers felt...almost underwhelming. He couldn't tell if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Not anymore. On the one hand, she didn't turn away from him in disgust. On the other...she seemed a little too okay with the idea.]

[Maybe not thrilled, no, but this is what he meant when he said she wouldn't understand. Not just what he'd done, but why. And why it was tearing him apart.]

He wanted me to. He wanted his life to be over and I gave him exactly what he wanted.

He manipulated me into breaking the one promise I never wanted to break.