Actually the Duke’s fitted her much better than the one worn by the Marquis.
“You shall have it back soon, Arthur,” promised the Marquis, “as once we reach Alexandria, I shall find a good jeweller where I can buy Rose her own wedding ring.”
Watching the wedding, Valona felt that the service was very beautiful.
The happiness of the bride and bridegroom seemed to vibrate through the whole Church and she could feel it filling the air around her and moving upwards as if towards Heaven.
It was a happiness, she thought, that she had always wished for herself when she married.
But it was something she would now never know.
Then she told herself she was being selfish.
She prayed fervently that Rose would be as happy for the rest of her life as she was at this very moment.
When the bridal c
