It was such a quiet and cold morning. She wrapped the new coat that was provided for her in the closet of her room and draped an extra layer over her back with a thick wool scarf.
She thought she looked like a chubby loaf of bread in these wrappings, and she still felt the cold. However, Lord Ariam was still wearing only his thin shirt over his black pants. He dressed like it was summer.
For a moment, Sophie was stunned. She wanted to ask if he didn't feel the cold, but decided against it because she thought talking about the weather was quite lame.
There were a couple of other things that made Sophie feel a bit unsure of what to feel about Duke Romanov. Not only did Sophie wake up to find the Duke inside of her room and actually waiting for her, but the man also claimed to treat his employees well when he offered Sophie a job.
