Chapter 128

• Aleen POV:
• "I am sorry. I am sorry. I am so sorry." Stephane repeats. It doesn't soothe me. Instead his apology enrages me. It is painfully empty.
• "But why? Why? Did she threaten you? How did she bend you to her will and why didn't you fight for me? For us? Is that how little you think of me? Is that how little I mean to you?" I push at his chest weakly, he lets me go, allows me hit him across the chest over and over again till I run out of gas, collapsing into tears again. Then he pulls me in, stroking down my back, soothing me and letting me cry out my frustration.