Trampled Affection

Rosalind smiled faintly, her expression unconcerned. "Lord Giles, are you asking about these scars because you plan to avenge me?"

Giles paused, momentarily taken aback. While he felt for Rosalind, he also understood that life in the military meant hardship—it was inevitable.

He thought, 'If it hadn't been for that, how could she have become so well-behaved? We were doing this for her own good,