Because he was aware of just how frightened she was, it was a very gentle kiss.
At the same time she felt as if the moonlight touched her lips and had invaded her breast.
She loved him and, whatever might happen next, as he kissed her she had given him her heart.
For a second the highwaymen were silent and then they shouted out again.
Vanda had no idea what they were saying.
She only felt as if the stars had fallen down from the sky to cover them and she and the Earl were all alone in a world of beauty of their own.
It was then as she gazed at him and the strong moonlight haloed her head, there were sounds of men moving through the trees.
Baker, who was more sober than any of the other men, heard it at the same time as the Earl.
Swiftly he pushed Vanda onto her knees with the falle
