Chapter Twenty-Six
Anne
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William quietly left Victor and Anne alone together in the master bedroom.
“Where have you been, Galen?” she asked politely. As usual, he was dressed in an expensively-tailored suit, and his white hair was pulled back into a ponytail. When they’d been married, his fashion had consisted of sweaters and jeans, ones that she’d picked out for him.
Ignoring the fact that she still called him by his middle name, he walked over to a cream-colored recliner sitting by the reading nook, and sank down into it. “Oh, here and there,” he replied, crossing a leg over his knee. He smirked. “Why, did you miss me, darling?”
“I was just curious as to where you’ve been. I’ve been stuck in this room for days, and it’s driving me crazy.”
He took out his cell phon
