Author’s Point Of View

Lysander stood there in complete silence, staring at Zerina as though she had just spoken in a language he did not understand.

For a long moment, he truly did not move. He had implied enough. Any other woman would have caught on immediately. Any other woman would have smirked, teased, pushed the tension further.

But not Zerina.

This little wife had simply declared that she would “work hard” without even knowing what he meant.

This foolish little ...