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Tobias

I had never held Natalie like this before, not when she was my wife.

Not when she was standing in front of me every day and I had every right, according to the papers, to call her mine.

Not once.

And now that she was finally in my arms, I understood how badly I had misunderstood everything.

She was trembling.

I could feel every tiny shudder moving through her body, and each one felt like an accusation against me.

I closed my eyes as my arms tightened around her.

God.

What had I done to this woman?

She had spent years carrying my hatred, my cruelty, my mistakes,...