"And you haven't told her about us, have you?" Her dark eyes rolled up to him."No," he said with a shake of his head. "After what happened with Robert... you can understand, can't you? Susan is the woman I've chosen to be my wife, to live my life with. I can't afford to lose her, Melinda. And she couldn't accept the fact that her husband had been his sister's lover." You and Susan..." she mulled the sound of it aloud. Susan had secrets of her own, Melinda thought, remembering last night and their. She jumped when the curtain slid aside. ‘Want company?’ Dom asked. Lani couldn’t help it, she blushed. Dom laughed. ‘You know, at my place I have a sign on the door to keep people out,’ she told him. Dom raised an eyebrow as he stepped in with her, forcing her to move back to make room. ‘Do I need to worry about you showering with strange men?’ He laid his hands on her hips. The thought definitely made him jealous. ‘Do you want to?’ she asked, staring at him with wide eyes. ‘Worry about me, I. This is his night. The ballroom is magical. Soft lighting resembles a cool summer evening sky, just when the lights of the stars begin to twinkle and the sun is nearly completely down into the horizon. The ballroom’s Victorian motif is that of crimson and cream in the wallpapers and curtains. A gorgeous scene painted into the ballrooms massive domed ceiling, depicts Victorian lovers embracing and dancing amidst a flight of fairies surrounding them and lighting up the evening sky for all the. I was still veryweak and making any effort seemed impossible. I realised at last that Iwas restrained in some way."She's awake, Mother."I heard this young female voice clearly, although I couldn't see anyone.Whoever it was seemed to be behind me somewhere.Who was awake? Was there someone else in a similar situation to my own? Awoman or girl, I thought, giving careful consideration to what had beensaid."At last!"I knew this voice, didn't I? Suddenly, I realised I recognised bothvoices. It was.