Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 86

Annette POV

“Elizebeth,” I turned around to go and run out as she went past and comfort her but my husband grabbed me from behind.

“She won’t want to speak to anyone. She probably feels incredibly naive and stupid,” he told me.

She shouldn’t the level–headed rational woman had loved and loved deeply and she didn’t attempt to look for a fault where there wasn’t any. He had used that against her.

“Let me go,” I told him. “Everyone stay here.

I followed her and grabbed her arm. “This way,” I told her. I brought her to the bunker beneath the keep. It was soundproof.

“No one will hear you. You can let go,” I told her and turned around.

The gut–wrenching deep sob came from her throat. They grew loud and guttural angry and violent as they turned to screams and rage.

She began breathing after a while and o heard her voice starting to thin she was rapid with her breaths. “Don’t hyperventilate you’ll pass out,” I told her.

She slowly steadied her breaths. “Thank you, Luna,”

I went over to the sink in the corner and grabbed a rag wetting it and went over to her to wipe her face.

“I swear I was not in on it Luna I’ll face interrogation to prove it in any form,” she offered this woman who had not once shown any fear now terrified.

“Don’t. If he even suggests it I’ll have Grayson seen by a physician for clinical insanity,” I told her. “You are not that person, you fell in love with the wrong man. That doesn’t make you a bad person not even a fool. You loved that’s it,” I told her and handed her the towel. “I’m sorry that you’ve lost,”

“Thank you, Luna,” she straightened her shoulders. “I won’t ever give you a reason to doubt me again,”

“Never have never will,” I nodded to her. “How do you want to do…. what goes on from here? I believe you want the honest truth?” I asked.

“I do,” she gave a curt nod.

“He won’t make the next day. Grayson will execute him and I have no doubt Jessica as well. Do you want to be there or

not?”

“I do. Not because I want to wat–7 she huffed in a breath. “I know what will be said of me if I don’t go,”

“Understood,” I agreed. “I’ll do my best to let you keep your house as long as you can but it’s the delta’s house and 1

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can manager

there anything you

died herself, and held her stomach

that as a traitors, witte, Il sunuldn’t asi; for it but I want…I was married he’ll be he won’t be lien anymor I want the mark that at least we were together at one point his bite mark will fade after a couple of

“Granted,”

go to my

tumedi back to

alright?” He

done. I ask you to give her three months before replacing the delta and moving her

can give that, he nodded to me smiling down at me. “You’re a gracious woman her husband betrayed us and you’ve shown

told him. “She wants

like that.” The furrowed his brows.

remember that she was married. I believe the ion mow who she is and if need be she can find

the elders agree then I’ll

best I could get at the moment I’m sure

for the first time in forever slept in my husband’s arms at last. It felt, even more. sweeter

had to leave the SATUTURITY DÍ Our bed. I wasn’t prepared to let

in fout of the muun the–belienned and burned in front of everyone. His parents. His wilt. Hla

and he would

to be executed a well but she would not be burned she would

ter ga to death in front of her

Chapter 86

in a red gown as the betrayed and Grayson dressed in a maroon shirt to match. Elizebeth was permitted a scarlet color as

hung. He would have no grave, his parents would likely wipe him from their home in shame. But his wife was allowed

was only a small black dot on her ring finger to mark her first marriage but she’d been permitted as her reasoning still tainted her enough for the elders. She was the first of a traitor and they seemed to relish the idea of her bearing some

of my wedding gown but it was only tight above my breasts and flowed freely cascading over my bump. Ella came and painted my arms in

bronze on me and I stood. I

moon pool children were not allowed to watch on my orders. Their parents would tell

treason, human trafficking, and attempted regicide,” Grayson explained. “The guilty, former delta Aarron

she stood in the front beside

and strong but I had no doubt she was collapsing in

to gasp when I saw him but it turns out my family did take their pound of flesh. He black and blue his face swollen all on the left

to the front in front of the pool and his head

and no one will mourn you not even your wife. She’s been granted a mark