Chapter 321. Watch

DOVE

Embracing my husband for the second time, when that whole ordeal was over, was like embracing a rose bush full of thorns. He was different, which made me feel a little more alert. Although he told me he loved me, something was wrong with him. I could feel it in our deep connection.

I didn’t want to pressure him into talking. He wasn’t the most communicative about his feelings. If I pressed him, it would only generate more rejection. I had to be patient; patience was a virtue that favored whoever obtained it.

“I heard what happened, I’m sorry,” said Carmen, waiting for me on the large terrace, holding a teapot with tea in her hands.

She poured both cups. It seemed like a ritual already, that we both drank tea while talking about the war, looking at the horizon with hope.

“If it weren’t for Eussim, I would have gladly slapped Fabricio,” I muttered, annoyed, remembering how he had treated me as if I were an ignorant, how he had shown himself so arroga