roken shards of glass. The weight of his accusations, coupled with the anger in

ing to hurt my sister," Freya pleaded, her voice barely

his eyes burning with a mixture of anger and

ed with emotion, his words heavy with sorrow. "S

e longed to reach out to him, to offer him comfort and solace in his time of need, but she knew that

en," Freya whispered, her voice choked with tears as she

ssive, his grief-hardened heart clos

Mason shouted, his voice laced with bitterne

ion hitting her like a physical blow. She had known deep down that he didn't love her,

m the bed with a sense of purpose, his movements determi

I let you share the same space with me," Mason declared, his voice cold and unforgiving a

her hopes of finding even a shred of compassion or unders

her face, Freya knew that her marriage to Mason would be a living hell,

w that her only hope lay in finding a way to escape the suffocatin

**

ily on her mind. As she pushed herself up from the cold, hard floor, she glanced around the dim

ow the day might turn out for her. With a deep sigh, she pushed herself to her

laughter drifting through the air. Curious, Freya hastened her pace, following the sound

icker of warmth stirring in her heart

g up with delight as she spotted

from the floor and rushing over to throw h

her at Flora's words, her heart melting at

a replied, stooping down to gather F

to find joy in even the darkest of times. For a moment, she allowed herself to feel the warmth of F

al wave, the events of the previous night flooding back into her mind with pa

sked, her voice filled with concern as she pulled

e mention of her father, her expr

id he had some business to attend to," Fl

and in hers, her heart heavy with uncertainty but her

to be strong for Flora and that she'd

ncouraged herself as they both walked into the ki

h a sweet smile. "I want scramb

by. How about toasted bread