Theo had never once during their four-year-long marriage said that he loved her, but he had shown it to her in so many ways that Natasha had believed that was sufficient. Prior to being abandoned, he had questioned that love and had been forced to acknowledge that the words would have made a difference; the words would have made a big difference. The words would have sealed his love.

Now Natasha stood there bewildered, as Theo seemed to have claimed to have wanted Nikki after all? What was she supposed to believe? Why was he playing the role of villain for her leaving, while she had believed that he was...