The words echoed in my head long after he said them, hollow and cruel in a way he probably didn't intend.
Maybe I was too sensitive.
Maybe it was just because it was a mystery I never understood.
But then…
They rolled around my chest like loose stones, bruising everything they touched.
I drew in a deep breath, meeting his gaze. "You said," I began, each word carefully measured, "that it was something I had to find out myself."
"Do you have any idea what that sounds like to someone who didn't even know this world you talked about existed?"
His jaw tightened. "I understand. But I never meant you would do it alone. I will assist in every possible way I could."
Assist?
In every possible way?
I couldn't stop the scoff that touched my lips. "You are really benevolent." I smirked.
Find out for myself? Is that even possible? With James Norton's shrewd nature, would he even tell me?
