“You want the truth?” Her own hurt bubbled up, like steam from a volcano ready to erupt. “This is the truth: I would have married you in a heartbeat, had you asked me. I would have married you knowing you would hand me over to my killers – or kill me yourself – the moment you found out what I was. That’s how pathetic I am, Gideon! That’s how desperately I wanted to be yours!”
