His words sent a chill down my spine. Could it mean he was scared of losing me? If he was, why?

I had always believed I didn’t mean much to him, given the things he had always told me, and the way he had treated me.

How many times had he made it clear to me that I was just an object to him? Just a wife, a mate, it was all just titles. But now he was scared of losing me?

It felt like I was being played at, but the look on his face proved otherwise.

My head was in turmoil, I was beyond ...