I felt an excitement as I realized, I could still break the barrier of the defenses he had built around himself. “I want you to withdraw your petition for divorce,” Blake said his eyes flashing, as I opened my mouth to interrupt he continued, “Just a moment Lara please let me explain further, before you begin to protest. You need not fear that I have no plans to resume a more personal relationship with you. I have very little interest in you as a woman. Any desire that I may have felt for you faded many years ago you can be assured of that.” He stared at me with barely concealed dislike and added almost contemptuously. “Divorce does not please me there has never been one in the family and I do not intend to change this tradition.” “Blake I have a son and I need to go back to him even

