Rats

"Why do you want me to say that?" Lady Duvignes replied with a shrill voice.

"Your refusal to answer just tells me what you think."

It was impossible not to remember how, on their wedding night, Charlotte had sent a message to Klaus. If Alexa suspected it all had been a misunderstanding, Charlotte's reaction to having to express her opinion left little to guess.

"In favor of Lady Alexa, she didn't act like she was interested in any of that. In fact, on her wedding night, she looked scared and lonely. That day I felt sorry for that girl. Her eyes showed anguish, more than anything," revealed Charlotte. Alexa felt a tightness in her chest. The unexpected statement stirred her nerves, and she felt like crying.

"Hmp, of course. If she was forced to marry ..." Narses issued his opinion with obvious irony and bitterness.