“I was carrying it on,” Valerie said. “Cavendish would have been all Catherine wanted. A place with a gentler pace, shared resources, her creations helping to build a new, better society.” “She wouldn’t have agreed with the cost of it.” Naomi clenched her teeth together. “God, if she could see you now.” Valerie’s bravado flickered, her expression something Naomi couldn’t read.
unrequited love?
