Chapter 71

“Why? You were never jealous of Arch.”

I mumbled something.

“Say again?” He raised my chin, forcing me to meet his gaze.

I surrendered gracelessly and snapped in ill temper, “I’m not jealous of Arch because there’s no chance that he’ll come back into our lives and take you away from me.”

“Oh, rosebud, it just isn’t possible for anyone else in this world to take me away from you. There’s no one I love more.”

“But Synclaire…?”

Tommy waved aside the fear that had haunted me from the time I’d first learned of the man’s existence. “Thorn was my friend, and I’ll always care about him, but you’re the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. Don’t you understand that yet?”

“But you’ve been so quiet lately, and you became so upset when you read about his condition.”

“Not because of Warrick, I promise you. Oh, I’m sorry he’s unwell, but Mother is there. I’d never forgive myself if anything happened to her.”