Chapter 62

• She mentally scolded herself. He was staying for their son… Not her. That should be something to celebrate, not something that made her chest feel like icy shards were penetrating it.
• "It’s not like you to be clumsy," he commented when they were left alone again, thoughtful eyes fixed on hers, forehead indented with the contemplative lines she recognised.
• "It was an accident." She tried to speak dismissively but there was a tremor in her voice. Her bones felt like they’d become jellified. His right eyebrow rose sardonically. She had a large drink of her juice and willed her heart to settle.