CHAPTER TWELVE
In Public
Jonathan removed Lizzy’s silk cloak at the Opera House door, and with a captivating smile on his handsome face, took his wife’s arm and led her through the throng of people milling about the entrance hall prior to the opening act. The emerald dress was the envy of every well-heeled female, while her unique gold jewelry suggested devious passions few could dismiss. Lizzy’s natural beauty, her flaxen hair and fair skin only enhanced the stunning sight. Many nodded at the couple without comment, some took little note of the obvious wounds, and still others felt obliged to stare in wonder at a woman whose dress, whose acquiescent bearing and physical body bore witness to a slave-like surrender to her husband. Some were so shocked by her appearance that they pointed f
