"What took you so long?" Jacob barks as I enter the room.
That"s not a good sign.
"I came as soon as I was allowed out of my room," I respond, instantly knowing it"s the wrong thing to say.
Surprise flits over Jacob"s face, followed by anger.
"You"ve grown insolent in our time apart," he observes.
"Not at all, husband." I always had it in me.
I always had it in me.It"s harder to bite my tongue than I thought it would be. My talk with Tristan has made me less numb to what"s going on around me. It"s as if the part of me that was in survival mode has finally faded, leaving the real me in charge.
If I"m not careful, it"s going to get me killed. It certainly has the potential to given the fury in Jacob"s eyes.
He strides over to me and grabs my chin in his hand, squeezing tightly as he
