Both men knew that if Nathlia was married to an Englishman, it would make things more difficult for Shakovski than if she remained a Russian.
Almost as if he had asked the question, Richard said,
“She can use my title in the future and not her own.”
The Prince smiled.
“It is helpful, Richard, to have someone who knows the ropes.”
What Richard thought extraordinary was that he and Meta had been so certain that the Prince and Nathlia had no idea that they were in any way involved in a secret commission.
Yet the Prince knew of it before he had come to The Manor.
He then thought that, if the Prince was leaving in the morning, he would want to be alone with Meta.
He rose from his chair and, holding out his hand, said,
“I think, Alexis, you are very brave. Let me welcome you to my famil
