Chapter Five
Erin could only tiptoe into conversations with Paulina about the castle’s history. As much as she was curious and aroused, she felt a little guilty for her curiosity, thinking she was peeping into the intimate moments uninvited.
Several times after Curtis left, she thought to speak to the housekeeper, but something always seemed to prevent those private conversations: guests too close, Paulina too busy with the house, the time inappropriate. Paulina herself was often aloof to Erin’s interests, putting up a pleasant looking but impenetrable wall.
There were moments she would pass by Fritz with the very questions on her lips, but she shook off the desire to speak with the man about the Longmore wives, even though she believed he too could shed some light on that curious piece
