A Princess in Distress Author:Barbara Cartland A trembling note in Mariska's voice made Lord Arkley clasp her hand. — "Forget everything, my dearest, except that I love you!" He kissed her hand and felt a little quiver shoot through her. — "B-but I am... m-married, and I vowed I would be Prince Friederich's wife... in sickness and in health. We... must try to forget each other." — "Never!" crie... more »d Lord Arkady violently. He kissed her hand again and again, his lips lingering on the softness of her skin.
"It is wrong to love..."
"Sweet Mariska, love is something neither of us can help."
"Yes," Mariska whispered. "I cannot help it." And she moved closer to him. "I feel now that you fill my whole life... my whole being. Nothing else is of importance. There is only... you!"« less