His lips twitch, and his body turns stiff for a second before he returns to his previously relaxed state, almost as if my statement bothered him. Why would it? “Maybe not,” Kai says, his tone turning harsher. “But that doesn’t mean I won’t try my hardest to do it.” “Why?” I whisper. “Because you’re my wife,” he replies, giving me a look that says the reply is obvious. “Yes, I’m your wife now. This morning I wasn’t, so why?”

