Echo in the Valley — Yvonne Whittal

After fours' separation, Alison had been forced to return to her husband Dirk du Bois; blackmailed by his threat to take away their little son from her if she didn't agree. But it was clear that Dirk hated her now, and was indifferent to her as he had been when they were first married--so why did he insist that she stayed with him? For Yvette Paulson, who had broken up the marriage, was still there, and still as involved with Dirk as she had always been. Why couldn't he let Alison go?

Hero: Dirk du Bois or Dubois
Heroine: Alison du Bois or Dubois