The sky was bright, and so was the mood of the inhabitants of the duke's mansion… well, the mood of the duchess and her supporters.
Duke Elliot had become a laughing object amongst his peers overnight. He could no longer boast or show his face in gatherings… I mean, how could he when he got his sister-in-law pregnant and his wife had thrown them out of the main mansion?
Every day felt like a nightmare to Nancy. She woke up with morning sickness, her body sore and her mood all over the roof, but nothing hurt as much as her pride and the shady apartment they now lived in.
Standing on the balcony of the master's bedroom, Eve watched her younger sister pick yet another fight with her husband.
It was the same every day, quarrels, insults, and more lashings. And while she quarreled with the man, their parents sat on the porch with nothing to say.
What could they say? They had forced and encouraged her to the bed of a man who belonged to her sister.
