“Not patch,” I murmur. “But we’re trying. I’ve never had anybody to call my own, Seline, and with Lexion, he did everything I asked and possibly needed. He gave me time and space. He let me figure myself out. I know it wasn’t easy being away from his home like this. But he did it for me. That means something to me. Nobody’s ever prioritized me like this before.”

Seline squeezes my hand, “You’re taking it slow.”

“Am I foolish to forgive him like this?”

“No,” she ...