She and Tristan Asher were married, Ariel knew that. But never had it seemed more real than it did in that very moment.
Given that the two of them were in an arranged marriage. They should have been living like perfect strangers. Only ever interacting when it was needed. They had been doing a bit of that since their wedding day. Carefully skirting around one another so as not to rock the boat. But like an actual married man Tristan had shared a burden with her.
