*Tia*
I have to take such care in answering his questions that it is trying beyond measure. There had never been a husband. I’m not a widow. But there had been a love, what I thought was a grand love. What a fool I had been. I’m not going to make the mistake of falling in love again. He has no interest in it and neither do I. Which should make us perfect for each other. Instead, it serves to tie my stomach into knots. I could have coerced the Alpha prince into caring for me. I don’t stand a chance of doing that with his obstinate son.
Yet I feel this insane urge to be as honest as I can with him. If he ever discovers the full truth, he will at least see that I have limited my deception as much as I am able. Of course, if he discovers the full truth, it will all be moot, as he is likely t
