Nyrissa barely heard the door click behind her over the pounding of her heart. Ryan stood only a few feet away, and his beautiful eyes were burning as he looked her over.
"So you got some new outfits as well?" Ryan asked quietly.
Nyrissa nodded. "Quentin insisted. I hope that is alright?"
"Of course, Nyrissa. You are our wife. Everything that is ours is yours. Especially if you're going to be the mother to our children. I told you that you would get a stipend."
"But that was supposed to go towards paying for the lawyer to bring Natalie home," Nyrissa pointed out.
"Please don't worry about it, honey," Ryan insisted as he took Nyrissa's hands. "Even if we hadn't met your uncle, we would have been more than willing to help bring Natalie home. Even if you hadn't married us, we still would have helped."
Nyrissa nodded. "I just don't want you to think that this is all about your money. It more than--"