"I've survived six months thus far," he didn't mention that it had been a lonely six months. Not that he necessarily needed others for validation. He just hated that those who should have been on his side were so far gone that there was no redeeming them.
As her hair cascaded down around her shoulders Rodolphus reached out and tentatively placed a hand on her forearm. "Would it help if I told you the end was absolutely brilliant?" Not only had they been marked but he had been knowledgeable enough to make her wedding night bearable.