Chapter 3

I thought he'd lay me to rest in the Norman family cemetery. After all, I had been his wife for three years. Even if he divorced me, I was all alone now.

But he didn't.

Lance kept vigil with me for three days. He didn't eat or drink and ignored everyone who tried to reason with him.

Ben pleaded, "Lord Lance, Lady Claire is gone. You need to take care of yourself." But Lance shoved him aside without a word.

On the fourth day, Lance buried me. He laid me to rest on a small hill outside the city, a…