Chapter 14
JOHANNA STARED at Prince Roald, not knowing what to say. All she could think of was the way he had stared at her chest during the ball, which now seemed ages ago.
Behind her Nellie gasped. “Mistress Johanna, what are you doing?”
A soft glow spread through the cabin. Nellie stood the door opening carrying a storm light. Bless the Lady Sara’s crew. Someone had left coals burning in a firebox.
Johanna would have laughed had this been a normal day. With her taking off Roald’s shirt, this could be seen in an entirely different way. But it was not a normal day, and he was shivering and his clothes soaking wet. Did Nellie ever stop worrying about what was appropriate?
Also, she obviously didn’t recognise him. With the way in which his parents had kept him hidden, how many people w
