Erorn felt his heart sink a little when he heard the words "dirty secret". That's what he was. I'm okay with that damnit. I want him to be happy.
Erorn looked up at him, this was killing Marcus, despite the smirk he was hiding behind. "But what about Elwin's feelings? How do you think he's going to react to all of this, I mean I won't tell him, but they always find out. Do you think he'll be able to look past you setting up Atlas, or playing around with some little pet while he's gone? And take into consideration that now you'll be married and the risk to him will be greater if he's with you. Again, I don't presume to know how he'll react, but I can't imagine it will be positive. At least if you're honest with him from the beginning he'll have less to be angry about." He looked up at Marcus' chin as he couldn't see past it from underneath. "I know I've never been in a romantic relationship before, but I know enough about romance to know that a healthy relationship shouldn't be based on secrets and lies. Go to him, tell him the truth, and if he doesn't feel the same way for you, maybe it wasn't meant to be. But could you really live with yourself if his love for you was based on sneaky tricks and lies?" He braced himself for the anger and rage that he expected after making such a comment.