Then she took the arm of her escort and swept from the restaurant.
While they had been talking Larisa had not moved from her place at the table.
She could only watch and feel overwhelmed by the beauty, the loveliness and above all the sophistication of the woman talking with Comte Raoul.
She had been able to see the expression in her dark eyes when she looked at the Comte.
Comte‘She loves him!’ Larisa told herself and knew the knowledge was like a pain in her breast.
Comte Raoul had his back to her so she had no idea what expression was on his face.
But she told herself that he could not help responding to anyone so alluring, so enticing.
She suddenly felt as if the restaurant had become very dark and all the excitement she had felt while they had been having dinner had gone, leavin
