CHAPTER NINEIn the first storm of anger and betrayal Elvina ran to her room and began throwing clothes into a suitcase.
But after a few moments she calmed down and realised that she was acting without thinking.
She could not simply walk out of the house and leave Violet to face the party alone. She had her duties and they must be performed first before she could give vent to her feelings.
Oh, how could this have happened?
How could he have turned out to be so different to what she had believed?
He loved her, but he was determined to set that love aside and make a ‘suitable’ marriage. In his eyes his duty to his house and lineage was the most important thing in his life. More important than his feelings or hers.
On the face of it, everything was easy. She need only to tell him that sh
