TRCR 136

In truth, Bellona had harbored far greater resentment toward Danae than Danae realized.

Her sense of betrayal was so deep that she hadn’t even attended Danae’s wedding.

To Bellona, Theo was too small a vessel to contain the vast ocean that was Danae.

She had noticed early on how easily swayed Theo was.

A man like that was bound to drag his family into ruin.

No matter how she looked at it, Danae was wasted on him.

She hated and resented Danae for leaping into an obvious pit of fire despite her warnings.

There were times she refused to even glance toward Irencia, where the Obelia mansion stood.

But a year or two later, when news arrived that Danae had given birth to a beautiful daughter, a gentle rain began to fall on Bellona’s hardened anger.

When Rebecca—who resembled Danae so strikingly—greeted her at her debutante ball, Bellona couldn’t help…