Nefarious
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“A lady and a wife must show proper form at all times. Any ill manners shown by the wife reflects poorly on the husband.” I c****d an eyebrow at her as she spoke. Where in the blessed world did she learn that? Was that some kind of Kingdom of Light brainwashing?
“Lucetta, it’s just us here. You can be yourself while in this room. Besides, it’s not like you are wearing a corset to force you to sit like that.” She turned her face away from me and I thought the color drained from her face some. Did I say something wrong?
“I’m perfectly comfortable sitting like this.”
“You are making my back ache just looking at you,” I mumbled. She must have heard me because she started playing with the skirt of her dress for a moment. Then, she leaned back to rest on the back of the couch.
