Page 62 of Juliet's Touch
Dearest Eric,
Please forgive me for what I must do. As I told you earlier, I kissed the masked man the night he saved me at the theatre. The newspapers are wrong. My parents are mistaken. Lord Riley is vindictive and evil and is lying about him. Knight Roamer is not a nefarious wrongdoer. I would stake my life on it. Although I am unsure of how to find him, I must at least try because I need to warn him that he is in danger.
I need you to know how much I cherish our time together. How much I cherish you. However, I have no choice. I must return to London and stand up to Charles, or he will forever attempt to destroy me and those I love. His vengeance knows no bounds. I also must go home and beg my parents for their forgiveness. I was wrong to worry them.
I hope that once I have seen to these issues and righted my wrongs, you will still want to spend time with me.
The truth is, my dearest Eric, I think I am falling in love with you.
Your Sunshine,
Juliet
Thereupon, Juliet packed her bags and waited for Esther. Since the woman hadn’t forced her way into Juliet’s chamber in over an hour, she should be flying into the room any moment.
There was a light knock on the door. No barging this time. Perhaps Esther might make a suitable lady’s maid for someone, after all.
“Come in,” Juliet called.
A second later, Esther stood in front of her, her hands animated and flying about wildly as she spoke. “Miss, are youwell? I heard you were crying. I hope it ain’t that nasty fiancé of yours.” She winced. “Sorry. That ain’t my place. Just what I heard. But I hear lots of things. Once, I heard that Miss Emily—she wasn’t a lady back then—anyway, she snuck to the library to be alone with the younger master. But I didn’t believe it. Not one bit.Ack.I talk too much. What can I do to assist you? I’d do anything to keep a lady as fine as yourself from being sad.”
Juliet’s gut instincts were correct. “Esther, how would you like to be my accomplice in a secret mission?”
Esther’s eyes widened as she hopped about like an excited puppy. “Oh, yes, Miss Juliet. I’m quite good at keeping secrets.”
