Griffon raised his trembling fingertips to wipe the streaming tears on her cheeks.

Under the hawk eyes were looks of distress. The man, too, had his eyes brimming with tears.

It was his first time hearing her express her love and cry out her disappointment in him.

Only then did he come to the realization that his Taya loved him dearly…

Yet, he had hurt her, not to mention how he had never given her enough sense of security, which led to her being so insecurely

sensitive.

He wanted to own her, but he had never considered how tortured she would feel…

His fingers weaved through her hair and clasped...