Chapter FourLord Athelstan walked into the sitting room that was part of the suite he and Natasha had been given in the Viceroy’s Palace.
As he handed his hat and gloves to a servant he saw that Natasha was waiting for him.
She had risen to her feet at his entrance and her dark eyes were on his as he advanced across the Aubusson carpet and under a huge crystal chandelier that decorated the centre of the ornate room.
She waited until the door had closed behind the servant and then she said,
“Is everything all right?”
Lord Athelstan saw the anxiety in her face and realised that for once she was not defying or taunting him but was in fact very anxious.
“Come and sit down,” he said, “and I will tell you what occurred.”
He had risen very early in the morning to ride with Prince David, Dj
