Charles was determined to get Elizabeth cleaned up and into her own bed, then he planned to have a nice little talk with Mary.
Mary followed him into Elizabeth's room, pulling the covers back for Elizabeth. He stopped her with a word he didn't tell her very often when she started to get into the bed beside Elizabeth.
She looked so shocked that it would have been funny if his blood weren't boiling with fury.
"No?" She asked, repeating him.
"No." He repeated himself.
She twisted her hands in front of her waist, her eyes started to fill with unshed tears. Normally all it took was her worriedly twisting her hands for him to buckle, he waited eyebrow raised. She cringed, next a long whining moan like a hurt animal as she pulled at her long dark hair.
He crossed his arms over his ch
