Fragile Forgiveness

Magnus's POV

My chest felt like it was caving in. Years of anger and pain and guilt crashed over me all at once, and I couldn't hold it anymore.

"I should have told him." The words came out broken. "I should have been honest with him instead of protecting you."

"No." She pulled away to look at me, her hands on my shoulders. "No, baby. You were a child. None of this was your fault. None of it."

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