Andera's pov.

Thane's arrest was the first thing I heard of when I stepped into my office. The next thing I did was to drive here.

I stiffen in Thane's embrace. Hugging me in public like this would spread rumors about us, and then the truth about our failed marriage would come to the spotlight, and then...

I pushed Thane away.

"Andera." He rasped, looking at me like I had just offered him the moon on a silver platter. The push or rejection of the hug didn't even register in his ...