he had to be with her when she found out . then the high lord left the study to deal with the fool who was waiting for him . mornings were all she could afford , his grandmother had told him . our mother thought you might be shy this evening . i had promised to spend the day with her and i meant to do just that , my birthday something i would share with her and my family . they were on cliff drive now . she moaned but made no move to fight him . 