Stone Circle owning more than has been given

Her ears swiveled as he confessed he wanted to apologize. For a moment, her stern feature fell, and her heart opened just a tad. But, she closed back up quickly, reminding herself that the hurt he had caused was not just superficial. He was right though, that she deserved better, and she knew that. Steady had taught her well what she deserved, and it wasn't someone making fun of how she felt. 

I was trying to get you to stay because I was worried something happened to you, like Ezekiel, she admitted. And you treated me like a child, she accused him. She wasn't an adult, but Adeline had long since stopped being a toddler. She had to grow up quickly, with losing her parents, and her siblings, and now Ezekiel. I feel like I keep losing my family, she confessed. I didn't want to lose you, too. The fact he would make light of that hurt her nearly as much as losing him would have.