Estelle's POV
We were back in the room, and Aurelian was not ready to sleep. We were lying down on the bed, and I faced the ceiling while he looked at me. All this time, I blamed him for what happened; I didn't know he was just as innocent as me. I remembered when I rejected him. How angry and frustrated he must have been, but he didn't know how to explain to me he was there. I blinked as Aurelian cleaned up the tears falling down the side of my eye.
"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly. I looked at him as he looked all over me, wondering why I was crying, but I moved closer to him, burying my face in his chest as I cried out.
"I'm sorry, Aurelian," I cried. He wrapped his arms around me. He has been through so much suffering in silence; he must have thought I hated him; he must h
