Freya's breathing caught at once.
No one knew better than she did how proud William was.
He had once said that he would kneel only to God and his parents. No matter what, he had refused to kneel.
But now, William drew in a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "If I kneel, will you let her go?"
Simon curled his lips into a vicious smile.
"Of course. One is your ex-wife, the other is your current wife. One is your first love, the other is the woman who loves you most. I'd really like to see which one you choose..."
"Greta."
William cut him off coldly.
The next second, he bent his knees for real and dropped to the ground in front of Simon, all pride gone.
"I'm begging you. Let Greta go. I'll take her place."
Everything fell silent.
Only Freya seemed to hear the sound of her own he
