"I knew from the very start you were wrong for me" he murmured softly into her hair.
His words sliced through her like a blade, splitting her heart in two.
"Then why? Why didn't you leave me when you could?" She questioned, tears clouding her eyes.
Arthur cupped her face, lifting it gently, forcing her to meet his gaze. The golden fire in his eyes swirled with something she never thought he was capable of feeling.
"Because I can't stay a day without you" His voice was rough with longing. "I need you"
Myra swallowed back the tears rising in her chest and moved away. "But you can't have me. You know it. I know it"
For some seconds, the sounds of fire crackling in the hearth filled the space between them.
"Don't say that" he said after a throbbing silence.