Yasmine cared about his daughter more than he could have ever imagined.
If he couldn’t keep his hands to himself, Ba’sh would risk Pia’s chance at keeping Yasmine as her caregiver. Not to mention that a taste of politics might agree with the girl, which would mean she would leave them anyway, for bigger and better things.
But denying Yasmine the opportunity to do more with her life than just be a nanny would be worse than cruel. And it would be a bad example to his daughter.
He thought about an old Terran phrase he’d picked up somewhere.
If you love something, set it free…
He instantly regretted the words, though he had not even said them out loud.
I don’t love her. I respect her.
And I’m going to do the right thing, right now.