“Yes, and your mother only managed one.”
“She only managed one, did she?” I repeated Andrew's words.
“A good one.” Andrew's hasty amendment did not help his cause one little bit.
“Is having heirs your reason for marrying?” I kept my voice as level as I could, although the temptation to scream at him was almost overwhelming.
“No, of course not.” Andrew sounded genuinely surprised. “It will also merge our landholdings and make us a stronger family.”
“Oh.” I said nothing else as I walked on, long-striding, towards the house, leaving Andrew standing outside, looking bemused, I nearly pushed past Mother on my way to my bedroom.
“Robyn!” Mother called after me.
Ignoring her in my anger, I slammed shut the door and kicked the end of the bed, hurting my toe. Taking a deep breath, I walked u
