Azrael took a deep breath and started speaking.
"I was wrong."
Lyanna blinked, clearly not expecting him to start from there.
"About Emma." Azrael continued. "About stopping you from helping her, about the things I said afterwards, about calling you reckless, sentimental and too human. About everything."
He stepped closer. She didn't step back, but didn't step towards him either.
"I was terrified. I was terrified of losing control of the situation. I was scared of what vampire law would demand if you accidentally turned her. I was scared of the political consequences and how it would look to the council. I took that fear out on you instead of acknowledging it."
His hands were shaking again. He clenched them to hide it, but failed.
