Nolan rolled his eyes, "I am no villain. If you see her again, tell her I did not shoot her swine of a husband. I want to do it for his . . . everything. I promise I won't cause her any more stress."
"I'm relieved you have decided to choose maturity in the face of adversity. I expected a lot less."
Nolan made a face, "I can control my emotions." He squared his shoulders before leaving the room. Deul leaned and could see that Nolan had entered Ellie's room. He sighed before getting into his bed, what a troublesome lot of children he had unintentionally gotten.
Nolan could feel the bite from Uncle Deul's words as he walked into the room. Ellie was staring out the window motionlessly but turned when she heard him enter. She got up quickly and clutched his hands in hers. She was shaking. "I'm so sorry."
