He opened his mouth, then closed it. After a little while, he finally said, "It's fine if you want to be abroad."
Rosalind Lowell stared at Alaric Davenport, her eyes wide. She thought she must have misheard.
'Shouldn't he be furious? Drag me home and lock me up? Start a huge fight? Demand to know why I ran off to another country with Skylar Morrison? Or...'
She just never expected him to say that.
Rosalind, "..."
"Our contract isn't over yet. Kael is still young. When the agreed-upon time is up, you can decide where you want to go."
Rosalind looked at him, puzzled.
'So, we're staying married.'
"We aren't divorced yet, so you have to let me know that you're safe. A lot of people have their eyes on you in your position. Like today."
Rosalind nodded blankly. "So you're going to have bodyguards follow me?"
"Yes."
'Although his intentions were good—after all, it truly isn't easy being Mrs. Davenport—her whole reason for leaving was to get away from all of them.'
