Chapter 52

She wished Ian had returned from Worcester already. She missed him terribly.

Along the way, Ian examined the marble worker's report. 

The man was telling the truth, he was sure: if the dimensions of the plaque were a little different from those originally planned - a little wider, a little higher - and if a garland in the round were to surmount it, it would fit in better with that of their parents, immediately next door. 

It would only take a moment to go to the crypt to check all this out; then he could go home, find Eden, and reassure her about the bishop before telling her everything he'd learned about her brother-in- law... 

He wondered if Eden was all right. If she wasn't, he'd better call the doctor.

When his carriage stopped in front of the Gothic porch, he also wondered if his omega was thinking about him at all. 

His hat in one hand, his notes in the other, he entered the old church and walked up the central bay to the