Willing her hammering heart Katherine was about to reply when the carriage suddenly jolted forward and stopped with a thud sound, resulting in her falling on the Valerian Lord.
"Are you alright?" Alexander asked as he helped her sit up and she nodded.
He opened the carriage door and stepped out of it, "What's wrong Brooke?"
"Apologies my Lord but the wheel has broken down due to the uneven road. I will need to put a new one to replace it," Katie heard the coachman speak worriedly in a hushed tone.
"How long is it going to take to be back on the road?"
"Half an hour, Sir."
"Katherine, what do you think about a stroll in the woods?" Alexander offered his hand standing in front of the carriage door for her to take. Though he had asked her the question as a choice his actions spoke otherwise.
It was midnight and the forest surrounding them looked dark except for the moonlight that peeked through the dense trees.
