I Married a Dying Man Because It Was His Final Wish—After His Funeral, His Lawyer Told Me Who He Really Was

I stopped again.

The priest knew it was a symbolic blessing and was instructed not to register anything legally. You did not know. I told myself I was asking only for companionship at the end. In truth, I wanted to hear you promise not to leave before death took the choice away from me.

I covered my mouth.

That was unfair.

You owed me nothing.

You especially did not owe me the role of wife, even symbolically.