Chapter 43

LUNETH Drexon was very different from what I had always known him to be. he stayed close to me, making me a bit uncomfortable, and he was at every beck and call. I know he is reacting this way out of guilt, and even after I had told him not to, he does not seem to be ready to let it go. "It's not your fault," I had said, but he shook his head adamantly. "This was an attack on me; they attacked you because you are my wife. I should have been clear about these things before we got married." I wanted to tell him that I knew very well what I was getting into. I had seen his life from a distance; I knew how difficult it could be, and I knew that was the reason he seemed to stay away from being married, but I chose it. "Do you have any idea who ordered the attack?" "No," his response was sharp, and I knew he was hiding it from me. I was sure he did not trust me enough to tell me that, or maybe he thought that he was being protective of me. All of my thoughts are derailed by the nurse coming