The Night Before Christmas
Elliot said, his voice cutting through the room, while I was thinking about how he got the image, “and in less than twenty-four hours, you land yourself in another man’s bed? Aria, what is wrong with you? Do you realise you are still legally married to that bastard of a man?”
“Elliot, this was an accident,” I said, forcing the words past the tightness in my throat. “And last I checked, the only condition the good Lord permits one to end a marriage is when the marital bed is defiled. In short, adultery. So my marriage to Mark ended the day he started cheating on me.”
“I see.” Elliot let out a humourless laugh. “You still remember scriptures. Good. So where in the scriptures did it say it’s ok