His voice was so hoarse it was barely recognizable, and his chest was still bleeding, yet he stubbornly walked toward her.
"Luna, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have forced you to nurse, shouldn't have gotten angry and lashed out even when I saw you were scared..."
He slowly grasped her wrist, bringing it to his lips and kissing it, his silver eyes filled with tears: "I was shocked when you kicked the pups away, and very angry, but more than that, I thought it was because you despised them, despised the pups we had together..."
His throat bobbed, and he continued in a raspy voice: "At that moment, I couldn't help but wonder if you also secretly despised me? Otherwise, why would you treat them like that?"
Luna Sutton's fingertips trembled slightly, Corbin Crowley's warm lips pressed against the inside of her wrist, his tears scalded her skin.
"It's not like that..."
Her voice choked up, "I've never despised the pups, I just..."
