Question C

[Jonetta]

Sebastian refuses to see his father. Why do you think he's continuing the estrangement? Is he justified?

[Charlene]

Sebastian has spent eight months mourning the loss of Kit, and he blames his father, because he has to blame someone -- and his father is glad the liaison is cut, even if he would be mortified about Sebastian and Kit, being her natural father.

I think it has taken Sebastian this long to wallow in his misery, for his heart was truly involved, and then the horror of that discovery makes him miserable on all fronts.

We have no idea whether Hendon is actually Sebastian's real father so far in this series, but Sebastian thinks he has committed incest, which is a horrible taboo. He blames his father and is somewhat justified, in my opinion. However, at the end of the story, he realizes he needs to be a son to his father, who is ill.

[Lauren]

Good points Charlene.
I agree that Sebastian blames his father both for the end of his relationship with Kat. I wonder what is going to happen when Sebastian finds out that Hendon is not his father AND that Hendon knew Kat was not his sister and deliberately led him to believe he had committed incest. Things between them are going to get worse not better...

[Jonetta]

I think his anger, based on what he knows right now, is misguided but his hurt and despair is so deep he needs to blame someone. I think Hendon is also a painful reminder of what he had to give up.

It's going to be awful when he learns his true paternity.

[Charlene]

I agree with you both.

I haven't read these books before, so I wonder (and will be happily ignorant until I come to it in future reading) whether Hendon dies before or after Sebastian learns the truth.....

It will be a blow in either case.

[Veronica]

This is a hard one for me to answer because I care so little for and about Kat that I have a hard time holding Hendon accountable for any lies he tells in this regard. That said, if I try to divorce myself from own personal feelings and look at it from Sebastian's POV - and he 100% believes himself to be a biological St Cyr - then I have to agree with Charlene in that his grudge against Hendon is because he makes the most convenient target for his anger. And hold on to your hats because this is probably the nicest thing I will ever say about Kat...but she did try to encourage a reconciliation between Sebastian and Hendon.

It was an interesting bit though that what seemed to anger Sebastian most of all was the satisfaction he felt Hendon demonstrated at the final nail in the "tedious romantic entanglement" (as Lauren so aptly put it in her review *smile*) of Sebastian/Kat.

[Jonetta]

Great points, Veronica. And, I understand your giving Kat a pass right now is a temporary one:)

[Lauren]

:0)

[Veronica]

My pass for Kat only lasted until her final appearance at the end of the book. Then she annoyed me again. lol

[Kris (My Novelesque Life)]

Good points everyone!

[Mary Beth]

Jonetta wrote: "I think his anger, based on what he knows right now, is misguided but his hurt and despair is so deep he needs to blame someone. I think Hendon is also a painful reminder of what he had to give up...."

Good point! I agree that he is so hurt that he is taking it out on his father and letting him take the blame

[Sharon]

I agree with everyone. Sebastian's anger with his father is the only way he can deal with his broken heart.