Each beat of his heart seemed to tear open a wound inside of him. He hated that he had caused her this much pain. He had left her, and he hadn't allowed himself to wonder how that had seemed to her. She wouldn't be able to see it as him protecting her from himself, but rather, she thought he had made the conscious decision to leave her. He winced again when she used the nickname 'Luc', a flood of memories hitting him like a tidal wave. "You don't...you don't know what happened that night." He said quietly, shaking his head. He had become something...something so brutal that for weeks, he was convinced he'd turned into his father.
Watching her cry just broke his heart even more, and it was all he could do to stop himself from wrapping her up in his arms and never letting her go. He flinched a little at her mentioning of his sister, and he shook his head. "I couldn't go back there. I just, couldn't..." He said quietly, an odd tone of voice taking over his normal gruff tone.
Watching her break down did it to him, the last straw. Tears spilled out of his eyes and he quickly closed the gap of space between them, quickly enough so she couldn't pull away. His arms wrapped around her, forcing her into him as he held tightly to her in case she pushed him away. He inhaled deeply, taking in that normally intoxicating scent that he remembered so well. He bowed his head against her shoulder, hugging her tighter, but careful not to crush her in his arms. Tears spilled out of his eyes, and it wasn't like he could freely stop them. He just hadn't known all of this was still buried inside of him. "I'm so sorry...I never meant...I'm so sorry." He whispered against her ear, his words muffled by her hair as he held tight to her. His words were soft, almost like a prayer, begging for her genuine forgiveness.