Chapter 38

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE IS GONE?” Daniel’s voice was low and dangerous. He glared at his friend.

“The stable boy said that Thunder is missing, and the duchess is nowhere to be found,” Henry told him. “You know that your horse would never let a stranger approach him.”

Daniel pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes.

‘Could it be that she ran away?’ The thought made his blood boil. ‘But she would never leave Geoffrey behind.’ He shook his head. ‘Of course, she did not run away. But then where did she go? And why in the middle of the night?’

Henry watched his friend struggle with his thoughts.

 “Let’s prepare to track her right away,” Daniel ordered. “Tell Victor to only bring a handful of men.” 

‘I hope she is not going to do something foolish because of what Aunt Paula told her.’

In no time, horses and dogs were prepared to track the duchess. Of course, no one in the ca