He Called It a “Compromise”—Until My Cats Exposed His True Heart

value it doesn’t mean it’s not real.”

His jaw clenched. “So what, then? We just live separately forever because you can’t let go?”

That sentence hung in the air.

And suddenly I saw the real fear underneath all of this.

He wasn’t scared of cats.

He was scared of not being in control.

I swallowed. “Maybe we should slow down.”

His eyes narrowed. “Slow down.”

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