“Mia, do you feel up to talking?”
I nodded.
“I love you. I love you like I’ve never loved anyone.”
“He didn’t touch me, Cameron.”
“It makes no difference to me.”
“How’s Henry?”
“Devastated.”
“Don’t blame him.”
“I’m so sorry this happened.” He flinched as he said it. “I vowed to keep you safe.”
“I can look after myself.”
“I’m proud of you, but still…”
“Can I ask you something?”
“Of course you can.”
I mulled over how to say it. “You and Danton…?”
The look on his face revealed the truth.
I sat up straighter. “Were you…?”
“Yes.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“It was a long time ago.”
“Who else knows?”
He shrugged. “Scarlet. Richard.”
“Shay?”
He gave me a wary nod.
I wiped away a tear. “But…you didn’t tell me.”
“His death was…I don’t talk about it because it’s…painful.”
“Because you were with him when he died?”
His smile was sad. “I’ve never been with any other man.”
“Other than Shay?”
“Were you on the other side of that glass, Mia?”
I swallowed hard. “You love him, too?”