*Kai*

Everyone who wants to be seen is in Holloway Park. Generally I prefer to do my business in the shadows, but I recognize there are times when a man needs to step into the sunlight in order to be effective and gain what he wants. This afternoon is one of those times.

Sitting astride my gelding gives me a clearer view, and it doesn’t take me long to spy Miss Anna. I expected to find her amid a group of giggling females. Instead she appears to be alone, except for the entourage of servants who had been accompanying her yesterday. Not wanting to appear overly eager, I didn’t join...