chapter sevenZorina was dreaming that Rudolf was kissing her and she opened her eyes to find that he was.
He was sitting on the side of the bed and the sunshine was streaming in through the window making the room glow with a golden light.
“You look very beautiful in the morning, my darling.”
“I love you – I love – you,” Zorina answered.
“And I love you,” Rudolf replied. “But I am sure that you are hungry and I have been to cook your breakfast.”
She glanced at him and realised that he was dressed, although he was not wearing a coat.
It flashed through her mind that the last man she had seen in shirtsleeves was the King.
Quickly she swept the memory away as she put her arms round Rudolf’s neck and pulled his head down to hers.
“Last – night was so – wonderful,” she whispered.
“I did
