Despite public belief, Damian is not your son. Bruce knows it’s not fair to you, but he’d been weak. It isn’t like your marriage to him was out of love. He’s the King of Atlantis; you were the one betrothed to him while he loved another.

“I don’t need you to forgive me,” Bruce says, “but we need to maintain our image to the public.”

Other merfolk can’t know the two of you are anything but perfect. He’s never attempted to get to know you, has always kept his distance.