“It felt like it was too late then,” Natalie sighed, “and Raymond said we didn’t need to inform you. Once we were married, my bond to Hary would be severed anyway, so there used to be no point in getting everyone upset over some thing that didn’t matter.”
Jane sat down on the mattress beside Natalie . She took one of her hands and held it. Natalie appeared away, pushing back the jumbled mess of her emotions, the twisting and turning in her gut.
“It matters,” Jane smiled, “there used to be no purpose for you to deal with this alone.”
Jane reached up, turning Natalie ’s chin, facing every other. Natalie swallowed down the swell of emotion that was once pushing her to escape. Jane gave her a soft smile.
“Natalie , you are a strong woman. You are the tip of our spear. But that doesn’t impl
