Clara withdrew her hand. "If you're her husband, you ought to know she has a delicate heart, don't you?"

"Her liver's congested, and her heart is obstructed. Comfort her more, will you? Don't provoke her into anger so often."

Kate had once thrown herself into business so fiercely that even during her late pregnancy with Mason, she was still sealing deals at the negotiation table. When the meeting finally concluded, there wasn't even time to make it to the hospital; ...