The Returned Luna
Raven leaned forward and took her hand, “I’m not sure what you’ve heard about my brother and Olivia, but let me tell you this.”
She met her gaze cautiously. They were the same clear and honest blue as Adolph’s when he was speaking to her.
“When we came to help with the wedding, he refused.” Laurel gasped. She had never imagined that was the case. “They had a grand wedding all according to the Mirabelle way of doing things, but Adolph made it clear that his marriage to Olivia was just one of convenience: easily made and easily broken.”
Raven squeezed her hand, “He’s asked for every due respect for your marriage, Laurel. It’s been an act of a united front to keep him from overwhelming you.”