Chapter 90

LUNETH I woke up feeling empty and sore; I had cried for a long time before I drifted to sleep. If it had been a weekday, I would have been grateful that at least I could use the guise of taking the kids to school to avoid seeing Drexon, but since it was a Saturday, I had to go sit down at breakfast and look at him when my heart still couldn't understand why he would want to hide something so sensitive from me. I do not want the kids to think something is up with us, but how can I pretend? I look at myself in the mirror, and I look like a terrible mess. I had not looked like this in a very long time, and it made my heart break further. I was angry with Drexon, but I missed him terribly. If he were here, he would brighten up the room already; it was kind of weird that the same man everyone bowed their heads to was the same man who made me laugh in countless ways. I sigh at the mirror and try to think of a way to make my dark circles disappear. After sitting at the mirror for too long, I