He was tearing her heart in two

"What's more important to you," Thane had asked, "the happiness of your children, or your own fulfilment?"

Sapphy knew, of course--there was only one answer to her estranged husband's question. She'd do anything to ensure the welfare and happiness of her beloved twins.

In the circumstances, she couldn't turn down Thane's unusual offer, since it enabled her to stay close to her children. It would also, she thought bitterly, put her right back in Thane's vicinity....