She smoothed her fingers over the vial as he explained. This - this was his grand plan?! The culmination of months of thinking and planning? Melody was to find herself an agreeable husband by, essentially, poisoning him? It wasn't enough for Ben to shatter her heart with his continued refusal to marry her. It wasn't enough that she would have to live her life as a miserable wife and mother. Ben had to humiliate her too!
Melody would never say she was a fiercely loyal person, but she would never consent to cheat on her spouse. Maybe that was why her wedding felt like such a catastrophic end for her. After bearing witness to her parents' mostly happy union, Melody couldn't ever think of straying outside her own. If she desired love, then she would have to find it in her children, in her studies, in whatever hobbies her husband found suitable. Melody could never, would never, stray.
"No, Ben. We couldn't. I don't know how you came about the opinion of me that I'm unfaithful, but I can assure you that I'm not. If ... no, when I wed, that's the end of our story." She explained coolly. The passion of their discussion made it impossible for her to keep her voice to the low murmurs they were previously engaging in, though she wasn't yet loud enough for others to hear. "Would you prefer any husband of mine to raise your bastards? That I could bear to live with such lies? No, Ben. Thank you, but no." As tempting as the potion was, she still managed to press it back into his hand. "I could never bring myself to be dishonorable to someone who thought me worthy enough to wed. Even if it was only for the size of my father's wallet."
Melody would never say she was a fiercely loyal person, but she would never consent to cheat on her spouse. Maybe that was why her wedding felt like such a catastrophic end for her. After bearing witness to her parents' mostly happy union, Melody couldn't ever think of straying outside her own. If she desired love, then she would have to find it in her children, in her studies, in whatever hobbies her husband found suitable. Melody could never, would never, stray.
"No, Ben. We couldn't. I don't know how you came about the opinion of me that I'm unfaithful, but I can assure you that I'm not. If ... no, when I wed, that's the end of our story." She explained coolly. The passion of their discussion made it impossible for her to keep her voice to the low murmurs they were previously engaging in, though she wasn't yet loud enough for others to hear. "Would you prefer any husband of mine to raise your bastards? That I could bear to live with such lies? No, Ben. Thank you, but no." As tempting as the potion was, she still managed to press it back into his hand. "I could never bring myself to be dishonorable to someone who thought me worthy enough to wed. Even if it was only for the size of my father's wallet."
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