SYANEThe silence that followed my question was heavy and awkward.My mother’s hands, previously busy de-stemming herbs, went still. She didn’t look at me for a long time, her gaze fixed on the marble countertop."Who told you that, Syane?" she asked, her voice devoid of its earlier warmth."No one had to tell me, Mom," I said, my heart hammering against my ribs. "I saw him. He has brought a woman here and it's probably not the first or second time.”I left out the part where I was snooping. I left out the part where I had seen the leather, the chains, and the sketches that still burned behind my eyelids.My mother let out a slow, weary sigh. She finally turned to me, but the radiance I’d seen earlier was gone, replaced by a tempered calm. "Cage and I have an understanding, Syane. We are both adults who have lived entire lives before finding each other. Our marriage is built on honesty, not necessarily traditional expectations. What you saw... it was permitted.""Permitted?" I blinked,
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