Chapter 55

Knowing she hadn’t sought the divorce was a consolation. That fact gave him hope. “And?”

“I wasn’t sure if I should use them. Then you overwhelmed me.”

“And you thought that was a good reason to end us?” God, was his voice cracking? He frowned. “I’ll never punish you for your feelings. They’re real and honest. I will, however, punish you for not talking to me. What we do in the bedroom aside, marriage is a partnership. This ‘decision’ was all you.”

Kata said nothing for a long moment. Then tears pooled in her eyes. “You’re a caveman, and you’re still not listening. You might be the perfect man for some little submissive—”

“I’m the perfect man for you. If you need to talk a scene or your feelings through, fine. Communicate with me, don’t divorce me. I love you. You have feelings for me, too. That scares you, so you lashed out at me. That’s not how this works. We’re partners, and we work things out.” He hesitated. “You’ve got more punishment coming.”

Her jaw dro