Gabriella

The Palace - Moments Later

Still entranced by the magnificence of the classically built keep’s front hall, Sophie had yet to notice the best part. Gabriella drank in Sophie’s reactions as she waited for the inevitable.

She noticed Sophie’s head tilt suddenly when she saw one particular couple. And then she looked at another couple, and another. She watched as Sophie directed her eyes up to see exactly what was drawing so much of the couples’ ...