"No."
Theron did not hesitate. He refused outright.
Maerith's face drained of color as the wind whipped around her, making her sway as though she might fall. "Why? You promised me! You said when the child was born, we would be together! You swore you would marry me!" she cried out, her voice raw with pain. "Were all those words lies? Lies I believed while I carried your child?"
Theron's brow furrowed. His fingers clenched tight on the wheelchair's armrests. "Tell me, are these things I truly said? Or are they only what you wished to hear?"
"You told them!" Maerith shouted, her emotions spiraling out of control. "You said we would raise the child together! Protect him! Is that not a promise of marriage?"
Theron remained calm, his face still and cold.
He looked at her, and something
