[Her affirming reaction makes him relax a little bit, just enough to hold her less stiffly and more closely. Here's hoping she won't mind the cigarette smell in his clothes...]

She killed you 'cause you stood up to her. She knew you wouldn't accept her bullshit, so she had to crush the rebellion at the root.

[If only he knew how off-the-mark he is, that it had all been part of the plan... alas, he's still ignorant of the truth, somehow.]