"Thank you." She appreciated that he didn't second-guess her request or try to do what he felt was right for her. It was why he was such a better male than Tamlin.
Cautiously she let one hand shift, moving to rest against his, gaze still lowered, studying her tea. "...I should have fought harder." As soon as she'd seen Tamlin, she should have slammed the door in his face, screamed through the bond...anything. Instead she'd frozen.