During those two years by Philip Shaw's side, her health had deteriorated to the point where she could no longer cope with his demands, so for a long time afterward, he hadn't touched her.
They merely shared a bed every night.
Later on, her instinctual resistance to him grew so severe that she began to detest even his touch. In the three months before Elias Moore and Eric Candi came to her rescue, Philip Shaw hadn't had any physical contact with her.
They slept on the same bed but under two different blankets, with a space for one person between them.
She didn't understand why, even at this point, Philip Shaw still wanted her to come back.
Her role as Philip Shaw's other half had become entirely useless.
She was mentally and physically exhausted by him, now left with nothing but a sense of emptiness.
Norris Moore's voice came from outside the door, "Aldana, are you awake?"
Aldana responded, "Yes."