She had gone very calm.

“That was the part that frightened me,” Vivienne whispered.

“I told her I was choosing my own life, and instead of fighting me, she just… went quiet.

I didn’t understand it then.

I understand it now.”

Chapter 6 — The Abduction

I will keep this part brief, because Vivienne told it to me only once, and telling it cost her a great deal, and I do not think she would want it dwelt on.

On the morning of our wedding, Delilah had insisted on driving her to the chapel herself.