“Talon, that is not true.”
“Isn’t it?”
She took a step toward him.
“No.”
But Talon shook his head.
“You knew I would not agree.”
Diana could not deny it.
“You knew I would stop Ravenna from leaving with Thorne.”
Silence.
“And that is exactly why you did not tell me.”
Diana’s eyes filled with tears.
“I was trying to protect them.”
“And I was trying to protect you.”
His words came sharp and immediate.
“And our children.”
Diana reached for him instinctively.
“Talon…”
But the moment her fingers moved toward him, Talon stepped back. The movement was small. But it broke something inside her.
This was the first time he had ever pulled away from her. The first time he had looked at her as though touching her might make everything worse. Diana slowly lowered her hand. Talon closed
