She knew something was scaring him. One that is keeping him on lease … keeping him restrained and away from telling her the truth.
She wanted to know it. But the question was —will he tell her what it was?
What was his fear all about? What was so dreadful that he was so scared of it?
As she asked, she waited for him to tell. Patiently. She had all the time for him as long as he chooses to share it with her.
Aiden watched her. Something in his gaze shifted that she immediately recognised it. His vulnerability.
She moved her hand to hold his, not letting him retract. Not when she could tell that he was just a step away from confessing it to her.
"What is it, husband?" she asked again. "What scares you the most? Is it —"
"You," he confessed, making her pause in her words. Her brows furrowed a little in confusion as she stared at him, trying to figure out what he meant by that.
"You scare me the most, Moon." He repeated, looking at her.
"Me?" she asked.
