"I do trust you…" I start to explain but Orion doesn't give me the chance to.
"Then why didn't you let me fight for us?" he asks, pain lacing every word. "Why didn't you let me be the one to protect you for once?" He adds and I have to hold myself back from breaking down again.
"Orion, you've protected me for so long," I say, my hands cupping his face. "You've fought for me, defended me, stood by me through everything. I wanted to protect you this time. I wanted to be the one who saved you." I reply, hoping he can understand my reasons.
"Save me by sacrificing yourself?" Orion's voice cracks. "Bailey, that's not saving me. That's destroying us both."
"I didn't know what else to do. Nolan said he would destroy you. He said you wouldn't survive prison, that he would make sure…"
"I don't
