" Why are you here?” she whispered, once he’d finally got the damnable Miss Finch out of the room. For a moment he could only stare. “You’re not seriously asking me that.” “I—” “You left me.” She shook her head. “I set you free.” He snorted at that. “You’ve had me locked up for over a year. "

― Julia Quinn , The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (Rokesbys, #2)