An Unlikely Debutante

Chapter Seven

Lina watched Alex stroll back along the terrace and disappear inside the house and slowly willed her body to relax. Carefully she raised her hand to her hair and touched the comb again, running her fingers over the intricately decorated surface and feeling the tears spring to her eyes.

‘Don’t be a fool,’ she whispered to herself.

The words she had said to Alex were true: this was the most beautiful gift anyone had ever given her.

Needing some time and space to clear her head, Lina carefully lifted the skirts of her dress and descended the steps into the garden. She would return to the house in a few minutes, but first she needed a moment or two to regain control of herself.

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