Chapter 37

But her decision didn’t give her any peace of mind. She was still left with nagging doubts. Theodore was leaving to go back to his homeland, and suddenly she didn’t know where her place in his life should be. She struggled to a find common ground.

‘Did … did your brother and his wife enjoy themselves in London last week?’ she asked.

‘I assume so.’

‘They didn’t mention it?’

He raised dark brows. ‘Should they have done?’

‘Just … well, I thought it was quite a fun evening, that’s all.’

‘Indeed it was.’ He gave a brief smile, preoccupied with his forthcoming trip and pleased to have something to take his mind of the damned tension between them. ‘But they have a hectic life, you know, Pamela. Pretty much wall-to-wall socialising wherever they are.’

It was the hint of aloofness in his tone which made Pamela stiffen. That and the patronising sense that she had stepped over some invisible line of propriety. As if she had dared to look on the King and his wife as some sort of equals, instead o