Chapter 72: I Couldn’t Help Myself

"I couldn’t help myself," she sobbed. "I didn’t know what to do. I tried to blame someone. Anyone."

Henry drew in a slow breath. He saw her not as the woman who had embarrassed him before half the court, not as the mistress who had caused his mother another headache. He saw the woman who had birthed Thomas. His anger thinned.

Then, before Bella could fold into herself completely, Henry pulled her into his arms.

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