Melody expected as much. Whenever conflict arose he always thought of the worse case scenario when it came to her. He thought she'd harm herself or the baby, or that she'd disappear into the abyss. Ben believed her to be dramatic and impulsive with major decisions, but she hadn't given him much reason to believe otherwise. Melody had seriously intended on abandoning her life to be destitute in a foreign country. She had forced him to elope with her because she wasn't sure he could be persuaded otherwise. She showed time and time again that she was irrational.

Except when it came to Nora.

With Nora, Melody had played it as safe as possible. She had returned home when she realized she was pregnant, had sought out proper medical care, had followed all her healer's advice to the letter. Melody put herself through hell for Nora's sake. Surely, Ben trusted her in regards to their daughter?

"Do you trust me to keep our daughter healthy and safe?" She asked, not brave enough yet to touch on why he distrusted her so.

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