slept. When the numbness of shock wore off, Effy was surprised to find that she felt angry. She had confided in him, admitted her embarrassment, but she hadn’t asked for his help. Certainly she hadn’t wanted him to just do it all for her, as if she were incapable herself. A part of her knew she was being unfair. Preston only wanted to make things easier for her, to protect her. But it seemed like a strange sort of betrayal, and bitterness wound around her heart like copper wire.
