"Cat, why the fuck didn't you tell me? You didn't have to go through all this alone," Alex thundered.
"I was messed up and hurting, Alex. I didn't want you to end up losing everything important as I had. Uncle Joe hadn't bothered telling me the truth about my own parents. I didn't even want to believe it when I had the proof. And to bring danger and hate into your life after your parents...I couldn't bear to lose any more people I loved. I wanted you to have a normal life. Follow your dreams and work for the Think Tank, build something of your own, find someone who could make you happy."
"A normal life...find someone? What are you talking about? Cat, who gave you the right to choose for me? To make my decisions?" He was furious and in turn, it spiked her already rising temper. "You should have trusted me enough to think-"
