A Widow's Poison, A Wife's Rebellion novel Chapter 1082

A simple 'I'm sorry'? Did he think this was some minor squabble between children? Did he really believe a fleeting apology could buy her forgiveness?

The hospital room fell dead silent.

Unable to stomach the sight of him any longer, Starla turned her face away. "Get out. I don't want to look at you right now."

He was terrifying. Completely unhinged—even more dangerous and obsessive than Fairfax.

People talked about the carrot and the stick, but what was this? He nearly took half her life, only to turn around and offer his own life as some twisted form of compensation? Who would want that kind of devotion? Who could possibly handle it?

Life was long. Who knew when he might snap again? The next time he went crazy, would he demand the rest of her life?

Probably. In fact, she was almost certain of it.

Herbert knew she was seething. He understood that she was still processing the shock and that nothing he said right now would make a difference.

"Get some rest," he said quietly.

He turned and walked toward the door. Just as he reached for the handle, he paused and glanced back. "Starla, you don't understand how complicated the Hoggart family is. I had no choice but to take you away like this."

"You, Yardley, and Fairfax... none of you trust each other."

Fairfax didn't trust Yardley. And Herbert felt the exact same way.

Yardley likely had his own suspicions about both Fairfax and Herbert when it came to her.

No, wait. Yardley actually trusted Herbert implicitly. So... trading her out of Cyrus Sea to bring her back to Yoran Country—was that all part of a plan to have her marry Herbert?

No, it couldn't be that simple.

If the only goal was to have her marry Herbert, Yardley wouldn't have gone to such extremes to use Susanna Yelchin as leverage to get her back. There had to be something more...

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