Sebastian had no notion what to do.
That was a new situation for him and an utterly unwelcome one. He was falling in love with a practical woman who did not believe in love—not only was she his wife, but she wished for a financial settlement. There was a jest in that if he had the will to unearth it, but Sebastian did not.
He did not want to be home.
He did not want to be elsewhere.
He wanted to be with Eurydice, but that would not do, not until he had decided upon a course of action. Had his wife been any other woman, he could have cast himself at her feet, begged forgiveness and charmed her into accepting his love in the blink of an eye. The strategy would scarcely be a success with Eurydice—which was, of course, the heart of her appeal. She defied his every expectation and he adored
