Chapter Two
I slept in the solar, for Mistress Yvette (who slept…
Chapter Three
There was no further chance for Stephen to return and…
Chapter Four
We went straight to Lady Adelie. I was thrilled to…
Chapter Five
Stephen asked me to go to the kitchen to order…
Chapter Six
Numbed by all that had happened, I nonetheless managed to…
Chapter Seven
Without Lady Adelie, Yvette, Evelyn and myself were purposeless. Having…
Chapter Eight
We lay together on the bed, side by side, our…
Chapter Nine
I found some water, enough to wash Stephen down, and…
Chapter Ten
This time was that of the Devil, I am certain.
Part Three: The Countess
Chapter One
I drank the hemlock, and was grateful and at peace.
Chapter Two
It took me years to understand why I did not…
Chapter Three
Evelyn came to help me back to bed, happily prattling…
Chapter Four
I lay awake for much of the night. I felt…
Chapter Five
The visit to the chapel to Stephen’s grave, and my…
Chapter Six
I sat up late into the night, stitching the earl’s…
Chapter Seven
Despite Prince Henry’s obvious desire for haste, we tarried in…
Chapter Eight
We married within ten days. I spent much of that…
Chapter Nine
Thus I became the Countess of Pengraic. A new circumstance…
Chapter Ten
The northern gates clanged shut behind us and I heard…
Part Four: The Conqueror’s Tower
Chapter One
I had hardly dared allow myself to think about the…
Chapter Two
I went to the chapel early in the morning on…
Chapter Three
I rose in the pre-dawn darkness, wrapping myself in a…
Chapter Four
I stood, smoothing the fine linen kirtle over my body,…
Chapter Five
‘Are you quite overcome yet?’ Lady Alianor said to me…