“It’s my fault.”

Thea hurriedly said, “If I didn’t mistreat you from the very beginning, Quincy wouldn’t have seized the opportunity and followed you to the Southern Plains to take care of you when you were injured. She wouldn’t have entered your heart in the first place. It was my fault. I failed as a wife.”

Thea blamed herself. She could not see James’ care and concern for her.

Sometimes, one did not know what they had until they lost it.

“Darling, I’m not trying to blame you. At that