“You swore to honor and respect me on our wedding day,” I said.

“So you’ll understand if your word isn’t currency here anymore.”

His pleading curdled fast, the way it always did once it stopped working.

“If you don’t open this gate, I’ll tell everyone in this city what kind of woman you are.

I’ll take you to court.

I’ll take half of everything you own, and I’ll take Emrys.”