Chapter 45

• Proserpina
• I sat staring in bafflement at the small box that Daniella had tossed onto my lap. She had turned up with Grace that afternoon and after handing out some goodies to the kids which kept them occupied, they had settled down on the bed in my room.
• They often came around when Daniella was free, to spend time with me and the twins. I had begun to look forward to their visits. For when you are confined to a large, sprawling house with just two little ones and an army of maids and bodyguards, you tend to feel alone…