AYLETH
Apparently Falek had been staring at the floor, because his head came up when she turned and gasped, his eyes locked on hers, tight with pain—and with fierce determination.
"No, Ayleth. Do not humble yourself for him."
They stared at each other for a long moment and the threat of Ayleth's tears returned, fueled by frustration and a harrowing sense of something unjust in all of this. Etan ran free to simply betray her and make decisions and… and do whatever he wished. While she was protected and coddled and caged—unable even to confront her husband when he appeared unfaithful!
"I'm going to confront him," she whispered. "And you can't stop me."
Falek raised a brow. "I can. And I will. You will not give him the satisfaction of—"
