Caroline called me and complained about my absence from the preparations for her wedding, I apologized to her but she sounded forced to forgive me, I laughed at her desperate hope I could meet her on Saturday. I rushed to take a warm bath after listening to the long complaint of the queen who wanted to know everything, I looked at my face in the mirror and the image of Ariel’s unpleasant smile flashed through my mind. Maybe I should heed Sean’s warning about the guy, put the thought of Ariel out of my mind, then get out of the bathroom. Sean had been locked in his study for a...