She wanted him to ask her to stay

They'd agreed before their marriage to give each other enough freedom to come and go as they pleased. And it had worked extremely well--until Jessica had discovered that Alun was seeing another woman.

She hadn't seen or heard from him since their quarrel two years ago, but Jessica had never stopped loving him. She desperately wanted to share his life and never be parted from him again, no matter how possessive she seemed. But Alun would never ask her ....

"You must do as you please, " he told her instead. "Divorce me--if that's what you want. "