Lord Duncan had called Larry's line multiple times but he wasn't taking his calls. The phone rang so many times but this last time, it was out of coverage. He paced impatiently in the study. Did he have to summon the council over this issue? What would they tell him? That they always knew he would be incapable of keeping a wife? Some elders might even dare to ask him why he took himself a bride, instead of just picking a mate. He shook his head. He went back to his reading desk and sank into his chair. He rubbed his forehead in frustration.
Clarissa could have decided instead to run away after she'd had the baby. Not before, not while she still carried it within her. This is treason. If she had run away after having the baby, it would be treachery. But all the same, they were crimes a
