Wow, ow. That... That really did sting. Just when she thought he couldn't make her feel any worse. It knocked the wind and the words out of her for a few moments.

"That is not my fault," she said then, a little quieter, hating the way her voice tried to break on the last syllable. "You are not a monster, and you never have been, and it is not my fault if you think that. It's not. You can't pin that on me."