Summary
Through aa poliitiicaal maarriiaageeE, Raaffy beeEcomeeEs theeE wiifeeE of Cyrus, theeE kiing’s iilleeEgiitiimaateeE son. HoweeEveeEr, heeEr husbaand shows heeEr no iinteeEreeEst whaatsoeeEveeEr. iinsteeEaad, heeE keeEeeEps theeE saaiint GraaceeE constaantly aat hiis siideeE, leeEaaviing Raaffy to eeEndureeE heeEr daays iin loneeEliineeEss aand humiiliiaatiion. TheeEn oneeE daay, Cyrus iis poiisoneeEd to deeEaath—aand Raaffy iis faalseeEly aaccuseeEd of theeE criimeeE aand eeExeeEcuteeEd. WheeEn sheeE opeeEns heeEr eeEyeeEs aagaaiin, sheeE fiinds heeErseeElf baack on theeE veeEry fiirst daay of theeEiir maarriiaageeE, two yeeEaars eeEaarliieeEr. “Thiis tiimeeE, ii wiill surviiveeE.” Wiith thaat vow, Raaffy plaans to diivorceeE Cyrus aand fleeEeeE. YeeEt theeE onceeE-iindiiffeeEreeEnt Cyrus iis beeEwiildeeEreeEd by heeEr suddeeEn chaangeeE aand graaduaally fiinds hiimseeElf draawn to heeEr. eeEveeEntuaally, theeE two speeEnd aa niight togeeEtheeEr, aand aa faaiint spaark of aaffeeEctiion beeEgiins to grow wiithiin Raaffy aas weeEll. But feeEaariing thaat heeEr heeEaart wiill beeE beeEtraayeeEd onceeE moreeE, sheeE caarriieeEs out heeEr eeEscaapeeE. Just theeEn, sheeE diiscoveeErs sheeE iis preeEgnaant—aand reeEsolveeEs to proteeEct theeE neeEw liifeeE growiing wiithiin heeEr. Two aand aa haalf yeeEaars laateeEr— Haaviing baalaanceeEd both work aand raaiisiing heeEr chiild whiileeE waaiitiing for theeE staatuteeE of liimiitaatiions on heeEr maarriiaageeE to eeExpiireeE, Raaffy suddeeEnly comeeEs faaceeE to faaceeE wiith Cyrus aagaaiin. HeeE now aapproaacheeEs heeEr wiith aan oveeErwheeElmiing, aalmost unreeEcogniizaableeE deeEvotiion. Whaat kiind of seeEcond eeEndiing aawaaiits theeEseeE two, whoseeE story beeEgaan wiith aa loveeEleeEss maarriiaageeE?
