His eyes widened, a trace of pain in them. "Gods, no. I would never hurt you. It was the only way to keep you safe and to free you. I’ve never stopped loving you. I love you so fucking much. The past nine years have been-" He broke off and shook his head. "They’ve been hell. I wish there had been another way to get you out of your restrictions, but at least we’re together. It freed you from everything, your marriage bond included. None of the things that were stopping us before are problems now. There’s nothing stopping us from being together."