Emma could lie to someone with a straight face if it benefited her, but when it came to William, all the years she had spent perfecting that poker face became meaningless.
Her heart simply could not allow her to lie to the one man she had laid herself bare before.
He knew her too well for her to hide anything. So when he asked what exactly had happened back then, when she made that hasty decision in desperation to save the Count, she told him everything.
That was right. William knew that she had nearly died while trying to attain that form. And that explained his current mood.
They were in the infirmary. Her beloved was facing the other side, and no matter how many times she tried to get him to turn toward her, he refused. He was truly upset this time. Perhaps for the first time, he was so displeased that he did not even want to talk to her.
