Chapter 355. All the People

Proserpina

That morning, I was busy with my work but by late afternoon, I was beginning to worry.

There had been no message from Paddy.

There was an unspoken rule in my home; all my children had to call me once in the day to let me know they were well. Read safe.

At first Claude had been irritated as I had known he would be : he was a rebel, forever chafing at the bit.

‘Why?’ he had questioned me belligerently,’ No one else has a stupid rule like that in their homes. Don’t you trust us? It is like you are keeping tabs on us…’

Jumping to her feet indignantly, Ria had cut him short.

“Would you rather have Mumma ask Pappa to install a tracker on you?’ she snapped.

Claude fell silent. The kids knew that I was asking them, but I had not involved Lucien in this.

They were all at home, in my bedroom, for the eldest children were leaving for college the next day.

Piers interrupted him when Claude had opened his mou