Chapter Twenty Two

Alcina found herself at a very exclusive girls boarding school, security was exceptionally tight because Royal Princesses from around the world went there. Beresford told her it was for her safety, he had seen the marks on her back when he had handed her over to the Housekeeper. She had stayed with the housekeeper's family for a week and enjoyed being treated like a normal child. It had been fun playing in the garden, climbing trees and learning to ride a bike, her Aunt would never have allowed her to behave so freely. When the Lawyer had explained about her going to the Boarding School he had made it sound like a wonderful adventure for her, he promised to stay in touch as he had grown fond of the bright beautiful child.

Alcina loved the school, actually enjoying everything about it, for the first time in her life, she was free to choose what she wanted to do. The first couple of years she shared a dorm with five older girls, three of who became her friends. Her intelligence had been