“Don’t worry so, we will be together and we can lie quietly in bed and think how lucky we are to have two such wonderful men to protect us.”
She nearly added,
“ – and to love us.”
Then she thought perhaps it was too soon to talk to Udele about the Count.
It had somehow never entered Zoleka’s head that he might fall in love with her – even though it was to be expected that Udele would love him.
After all she had seen very few men and the Count was most attractive.
Zoleka was a little afraid at the back of her mind that perhaps he had been kissing Udele just to comfort her because she was so frightened and that he had no serious intentions where she was concerned.
Then she told herself it would be very difficult for him not to love anyone as beautiful and unspoilt as Udele.
She had b
