Elena POV
“Regret.” He leaned back, a thoughtful expression on his face. Then he shook his head, slowly. “No, I don’t regret it.”
For a second, time seemed to stand still, the world tilting on its axis.
Then I broke it by drawing in a deep breath and clasped my hands together to keep them from tightening into fists. “If you had the chance to change things, if you could somehow go back in time, would you still make the same choice? Or would you choose something different?”
“It’s already in the past.” He said mildly, his thumb rubbing around the ring on his index finger. “What’s the point on dwelling on what ifs? I can’t change anything.”
“Just answer me.” I insisted. “Just one word, yes or no.”
He stared at me for a long while, his gaze softening, then he looked away. “Yes, I would.”
