Once my Wife
“I don’t want to listen! Don’t you understand? If I give in, if I admit I’m sick, then I’m not the man I’ve been my whole life. I’m not Jason Carlisle. I’m… less.”
Her eyes filled. She went to him, kneeling by his chair. She took his hand, pressing it to her heart.
“Listen to me. You are not less. You are more than the titles, more than the strength. You are my husband. You are Lila’s father. You are the man who stood on a stage and faced down corruption. But you don’t have to fight this alone. Not with me here. Not with us.”
His throat tightened. For a moment, the mask cracked. But then he shook his head, whispering, “I don’t know how to not fight.”
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