“He said simply, “Because I choose her.” “Truly?” Oh God. Truly? As in, had Minerva truly just said that aloud? At least she’d stopped herself from voicing the rest of the thoughts running through her addled brain, which went something like, Truly? That whole determined, dangerous saunter across the room was for me? In that case, would you mind going back and doing it all over again? Slowly this time, and with feeling.”
