CHAPTER THIRTYOh no, I thought stupidly, this is not fair... Beyond Lajos’s shoulder, Katalin had appeared, nervously smiling. It was easy to see she had known all along. No wonder Mark had been so easily persuaded to accept our change of plan — like everyone in the village, he would do anything for Lajos.
Blindly, I pushed past them both, walking quickly back to the coach. I saw Alex wave cheerfully from the inn door, and could barely lift my hand to reply. I was shaking as I pulled myself into the carriage, as much with anger at Katalin as with the unexpectedness of coming upon him unprepared.
I have to get out of this, I thought wildly.
Almost timidly, Katalin was climbing in after me. “Katie? Please, don’t be angry...”
“You should have told me,” I ground out. “How dare you do this,
