Chapter 52

• Caroline's smile became rueful. "I’m an employee, Nicholas, not part of a team."
• It was a decision, a hard battle of a decision, that she had come to during the long, wakeful hours of the night. Much as she hated the idea of leaving him, dreaded it, Caroline knew it was the right thing to do. This thing between them had gone too far. She was a fool for falling in love with him, for ever allowing things to get so out of control between them, but she certainly wasn’t a masochist.
• Nicholas was frowning as he reached out to cover her hand with his as it rested on top of the lowered window. "Don’t make any crazy decisions when you go back, hmm?" he encouraged huskily as it was announced that the train was about to leave.