Chapter 146 Explanation

From her childhood, Elinor had always been taught that when things went wrong, the law and police would handle it, not some vigilante, rogue justice. Yet, here Jaxson was, having taken matters into his own hands, pushing boundaries she found hard to comprehend, let alone accept. The reason Elinor craved solitude was the chilling realization that had she been in Jaxson's shoes, she might have reacted similarly. The mere thought of this parallel unnerved her. Why had her instincts aligned with Jaxson's? Such actions were fundamentally wrong. However, as Margaret had wisely put it, communication bridges the gaps between souls. Jaxson might have erred, but was her own line of thought pristine? Upon entering the master suite, Elinor gently pushed the door open. The grandeur of the room was lost on her as her gaze settled on Jaxson, lying with an unsettling stillness on the bed, a blanket drawn up to his chest. The half-pulled curtains cast alternating beams of light and shadow, painti