Chapter 107

What had Enlyan truly gained from their marriage? She had given up everything to be with him. And in return, she had been left with nothing. For years, he had believed that he had treated her well. She was not the woman he had chosen, but after that fateful night, he had done what he thought was right—he married her, gave her his name, and made her Mrs. Blackwood. And he had been faithful. In his mind, that had been enough. He had never taken another woman into his life, never betrayed her in the ways people had expected. He thought his loyalty had been his greatest gift to her. But now, seeing the woman standing before him—so different from the one he had once known—he realized how wrong he had been. Maybe it was his choices that had shaped the woman Enlyan had become. Maybe it was his negligence that had led to their separation. Maybe it was his indifference that had caused him to lose his children for five years. Meeting her questioning gaze, Daimon finally admitted, "Yes. I was the