" I never wanted to ruin you.”

I could barely make out the words, he uttered them so low. Still, I felt them all the way to my soul.

“You really believe that?” Hurt bled into my incredulous words. “That you ruined me? Do you know the joy you’ve brought me? I never thought I’d find love, Jared… because my heart always belonged to you. And even though it broke me when you were away, never once did I regret us. "

― A.L. Jackson , Come to Me Softly (Closer to You, #2)