CHAPTER SIXAs they drew nearer to The Castle. Vara led the way through some shrubs and trees to avoid their being seen.
She wondered if this was the last time that the Earl would have to hide from those who might have seen him with his eyes bandaged.
By the side door there were two grooms waiting for their return.
“You are home,” Vara said softly so that the Earl would know that they had reached The Castle.
He dismounted and she helped him up the steps and in through the door.
They moved up the side staircase in silence.
When they reached the landing, the Earl said,
“I want to go to my own room.”
Obediently Vara took him to the door and when he walked inside she went to her room.
There was no one there and she moved to the window to look out at the sea.
Once again she was wonderi
