0373659288 (R) by Leanne Banks

Author:Leanne Banks [Banks, Leanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-12-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Sara returned to the palace and checked on the children. Sam was happily playing with the children of Prince Stefan and Eve, and Adelaide was taking a nap. Sara had been so busy the past few weeks that she barely knew what to do with herself now that the children were temporarily under another nanny’s care.

Returning to her room, she saw a note had been left on her bedside table. Scanning the note from Princess Ericka, she smiled at how conscientious and caring the princess was. The cottage would be emptied within the next day so that as much clothing as possible could be aired out from the smoke and cleaned if necessary. Ericka planned to have another residence ready for Gavin and the children in less than a week, and she would make sure the white Christmas tree would be waiting when the family arrived. In the meantime, she hoped Ericka would take a well-earned rest and enjoy the use of a piano tucked away in a back room on the third floor. Day or night, Ericka said. It was a soundproof room.

Sara’s heart melted at Ericka’s sweet attentiveness. All of the Devereaux family had been wonderful to her and Tabitha. She closed her eyes. The trouble was that they had no news from Alex.

Sinking onto her bed, she sighed. She needed to do something soon. Images of Alex flashed through her mind. The night of that fire, he’d gathered her tightly against him after she’d been rescued with the help of a guard. She hadn’t felt the terrible burn on her palms until she’d leaned against him.

She felt the clock ticking. How long should she wait? Alex had probably wondered how long he would be forced to wait before he was allowed to reenter the palace that had been full of the flames and fires keeping Sara captive. Waiting didn’t feel right. She started thinking about how to approach Princess Ericka and Prince Stefan if it became necessary. For Sara, it was a matter of days, not weeks, at this point.

Sara decided to get some ideas for the children’s Christmas gifts online. She would consult with Gavin, but they needed to make plans. She visited the children for dinner and fed Adelaide. Thank goodness, her tooth really had come through. She was the happiest baby ever. Sara knew, however, that another bout of sore gums was in the future. She just hoped it wasn’t as bad as the last one.

She took a walk around the palace twice, then returned to her room, took a shower and ate the meal that appeared in her suite. She went to bed and tried to sleep. Tossing and turning, counting down from two hundred, she still couldn’t fall asleep. Scowling, Sara arose from her bed and pulled on a robe. Ericka had encouraged Sara to play the piano anytime, so Sara decided to take her up on the offer. She prayed she wouldn’t awaken anyone.

Taking the stairs down to the third floor, she wandered through the halls and finally found the soundproof room with the piano.

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