Disgraceful
And when he no longer wanted her, he would find a reason to get rid of her.
Walking back to the hut, she felt an inexorable tide of shame. All this time, although she was nothing, but she had her dignity, a sense of pride in herself, that she was worthy of honor and respect. Which she feared she could no longer hold on to, now that Lady Selene Wyndham's accusation proved justified. She could no longer claim herself pure and guiltless. Everything had changed in the span of a kiss.
She entered the hut and found him waiting, half-sitting on the oak chest just like when she took care of him before. Approaching him with a new strip of bandage, she muttered,