Since finding the root of the problem, Stuart had no further use for Morwenna. In a hasty move, he pushed her aside.

Groggy from sleep, Morwenna nearly tumbled to the floor.

Rubbing her eyes, she looked at Stuart, puzzled and disoriented.

"Out," Stuart commanded, his voice deep and stern.

Morwenna was bewildered. After all, Stuart had arranged for her to sleep there as per their agreement. And at the time, he was dismissing her with such hostility.

What was with the attitude? She felt like punching him again!

Morwenna had thought sharing a bed signified a step toward a closer relationship, that perhaps she and Stuart could start to get along peacefully.

her more after spending a night in the same bed. He began to make life increasingly difficult for her, inventing endless chores that kept her

her replace all the drapes in the house, a task that kept her up until midnight. Today, he had scattered beans all over the carpet and demanded she pick them

see Stuart was deliberately making

been kind to her, and no matter how

She kept

detail of her duties at Windcharm

were detailed, like cleaning daily, changing Stuart's bed linens every three days, having the carpets professionally cleaned weekly, and handling Stuart's laundry, suits, shirts, and ties, with dry cleaning,

Morwenna gritted her teeth and got on with her

getting his hands dirty, but with

give up. For Norbert's sake, she could endure a

made one thing pretty clear to Morwenna. Stuart was a nuisance, and he particularly

standoff continued until

was time to talk with Stuart. She didn't

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