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I watch as she ss once ht When her dark eyes listen

“In our bed” She tips back her head with a delicate, watery laugh

That feckless fucker I always thought there was so sleazy about the man, but to fuck another woman in your marital bed?

That probablymy as part of ent on in ours

“I will fucking destroy him” There is no way she should feel one iota of embarrassment and screw her sense of propriety because I’ her flush to my chest “I promise you”

“Best not to” Her brightly delivered words are ainst my chest “He is the father of my children”

“He should’ve thought about that before he—”

“No” Isla covers my mouth with her hand “Don’t say it out loud Not now I don’t want them to ever find out They deserve better parents than we had”

“They have one,” I affir her hands in mine “They have you”

“Proet involved It will only ever come down to money for him, not love”

“I’ to stand by and let him ruin you”

“Oh, I’m not ruined Those are my plans for him I’ve already instructed the lawyers, and they can take it from here”

“And the boys? Have you told them?”

“Not yet, but I will They think he’s overseas on business”

“I take it because he hasn’t bothered to try to see the for the opposite They deserve so much more than we had with our father

“I told him he mustn’t call Not yet I don’t trust him” Whatever she sees on my face prompts her to deet involved”

“I promise I’ll take my cues from you” For now, at least “So, Holland came to Kilblair as your nanny?”

“No, not even” Isla laughs, dropping to the sofa arency She kneere looking for someone for the education centre”