Chapter 6

My words hit Halbert like three resounding slaps across his face, leaving him reeling.

The pleading and panic on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by pure shock and humiliation.

"In your dreams!" he growled through clenched teeth, his grip on my shoulders so tight his knuckles turned white.

I wanted him to drive Unity away, write a divorce letter and a confession admitting his own faults, and even apologize to me.

Each of these demands trampled his pride as a man and shattered his honor as a general.

"Lizzie, don't push your luck!" he snapped.

His face was…