Petree pulled back, anxiously saying, “That isn’t true.”
“Yes, little one, I have. Khall is right when he says I have been forgetting that there is a reason I have an inner circle. If I don’t work with my team this clutch will fail. I have been so focused on getting the threat to you and this clutch taken care of, I have neglected my duties as Viata. As for me not making love to you every chance I can get, it… it wasn’t for lack of wanting to, but after everything you have been through, I didn’t want to overwhelm you with my need for your touch.” Hron said, gently running his fingers down Petree’s cheek.
Petree grasped Hron’s hand, saying, “You could never overwhelm me with your need for me, Hron. I need you just as much. I just… I thought…”
“You thought that I regretted our joining,
