Rhea left her hand where it was and kept her eyes on Cronus. She would not flinch or turn or leave. She was here and she was staying. If he chose to withdraw and turn his back on her, nobody could blame him.
As much as she may have wanted him back by her side, she knew that it couldn't be forced. Not after...
"The children..." Rhea paused to wet her lips and glanced out the window. What she had done, she hadn't done for them. She'd done it partially for Cronus but mostly for herself. Her lover, husband and brother had been slipping away and she couldn't bear waking up next to that obsessed stranger who wore his face any longer.
"I'm sorry." It was barely audible and the words tasted like ashes. They were just words and did not come even close to how she felt but they were all she had right now.