The Moonlit Garden by Bomann Corina

Author:Bomann, Corina [Bomann, Corina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503950641
Published: 2016-02-01T08:00:00+00:00

When she finally lay in her bed, she looked pensively out the window, watching the bats and night birds that flitted past every now and then.

That evening she’d had a small taste of what it would be like to be Paul’s fiancée. She had enjoyed being acknowledged by the men without once having to show what she was capable of. Yet she had also noticed that in their eyes she was nothing more than an appendage of Paul’s. Onstage and afterward all eyes were on her, and no one who heard her play ever doubted her talents. By Paul’s side she had felt downright worthless—or was that merely because of the new identity he had imposed on her? She still felt a little resentful toward him because of it. Where would the harm have been in introducing her as an acquaintance? Van den Broock did not give the impression of being a great music lover, but she could have contributed a lot more to the conversation than she was able to under the circumstances.

Yet, however annoyed she felt with Paul, she enjoyed being close to him. Even if he was a dreadful rogue, she nevertheless wanted to make sure he got his share in the plantation. On the way back—provided the attorney, who had been very reserved the whole time, did not ride with them—she would tell him exactly what she thought.

The next morning she was woken by Paul at the crack of dawn, since van den Broock had promised to show them around the sugar plantation. At first she had no idea where she was, but when she saw Paul, who had simply let himself into her room after knocking, she jumped up.

“What are you doing here?” she cried out in alarm, pulling the sheet up to her chin.

“Good morning, Rose. Please excuse my coming in unannounced like this. Yesterday I . . . I had a flash of inspiration. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and I think I should make the most of my opportunity.”

He paused briefly and took a deep breath to calm himself.

“Couldn’t it have waited till later?” Rose asked in amazement, feeling a little nervous as Paul seemed completely out of sorts.

To her huge astonishment he suddenly knelt down by the bed.

“Rose, will you be my wife?”

Rose’s eyes widened in shock, and she flinched back as if he had handed her a hideous bug.

“You’ve lost your mind.”

“Not at all. I’m completely serious. Could you ever envisage becoming my wife? Living by my side, here, on Sumatra?”

“You’re forgetting that my profession requires me to travel the world. And I have absolutely no intention of giving up my violin and my concerts.”

“You wouldn’t have to. We’d merely have a main residence here. You’d go on your tours and, if you allowed it, I’d accompany you. And if ever your agent allows you a break from creating world history, you’ll be here with me, and we can go on long trips exploring the jungle, or whatever else you want.

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