Second wife, Second chance
She hated how her hands shook, hated how she still wanted - stupidly - to believe he could explain it into something gentler.
The mistress rose slowly, gathering her dress, one hand still lingering at her stomach. She cast Elowen a look heavy with practiced pity. “You came to spy,” the mistress said, her tone sweet as the perfume in the air. “How like you. Always eager to catch what you think you deserve.”
Elowen’s gaze snapped to the mistress. “Don’t speak to me,” she said. Her words were sharp enough to cut, even if her heart felt like it was cracking in half.