Elyse pov
Was I happy? The question was harder to answer than it should have been.
“I’m… adjusting,” I said carefully. “It’s better than I expected. You’ve been…” I searched for the right word. “Kind. More than I deserve.”
“You deserve everything.” He said it so simply, as if it were a fact. “I just wish I could give you more. It could give you the life you had before. The happiness you lost.”
“You can’t bring Jason back.”
“I know. And I’m not trying to replace him. I just…” He stopped, frustrated. “I just want you to know that you’re not a burden. You’re not an obligation. You’re…”
“Your mate.”
“More than that.” He closed his book, leaning forward. “You’re someone I’m starting to care about. Someone I enjoy spending time with. Someone I want to get to know.”
My heart did somethin
