“Why are you wearing a black dress? Has someone died?” asked Laura.
“Laura, that is an intrusive question. Apologise to our guest immediately,” the earl turned from the table, displeasure very clear on his face.
“It is alright,” It was easier to establish her story in response to the child’s innocent question than to attempt to drip feed it in the conversation with the earl.” Yes Laura, I lost my father. And then my mother passed not long after. In succession of ten days. So I lost both my parents at the same time. And a few days prior to that I lost my husband to the same disease. In a month’s time I lost my entire family.”
It was true in her heart. If not this heart then the woman’s heart whose body she was residing in, strangely she could feel everything that this woman could feel. I
