He closed his eyes. They still burned but he ignored it for now in favor of getting to have this moment with his mate. This connection. It felt good. To say the very least. Because words really couldn't express what it meant to him to have Su-jin in his life.

"I agree with you. Which is why I've always wanted to show you the same respect you show me. And why I hesitated when you confessed to me because I didn't want to get in the way of your other relationship."