For the thousandth time he was trying to convince himself that he was doing the right thing. He despised his father for making him have to break her heart. But he had to because he knew his family would never accept their love. They didn’t even know the meaning of the word love. So he would have to pretend that he had fallen out of love with her. He knew it would be difficult, but he didn’t have a choice. It was either do this and keep her out of harm’s way or risk her life for him to be happy. The choice was evident.