*Alistair*

Over the next two days, it appeared that Daphne had taken Alistair’s daring request to heart. Each morning she had gotten out of bed and readied herself for whatever he had planned out for them. She was showering, dressing herself, and eating normally as though nothing between them had changed since the wedding ceremony.

It wasn’t certain if Daphne had gotten over what Rowan had put her through or if this was her trying to live in sheer denial of it ...