Saat ia membuka mata, Adrian masih di sana, tetapi ada sesuatu yang berbeda di udara—sebuah kesunyian seolah bagian dari sebuah simfoni hilang. “Berapa harganya?” Raka bertanya.

Emily was taken aback. No one had ever made her such an offer before. It was bold, certainly, but there was something in Lord Thomas's eyes that made her consider it. She had always been a woman with a sense of adventure, and the thought of exploring the countryside with a charming gentleman was tempting.