When she woke up the next morning and headed downstairs to breakfast, she was surprised to find the chair at the head of the table empty. Rodolphus never arrived for the meal. Nor did he show up for lunch either. It was difficult to suppress her curiosity long enough to keep her from barging into his bedroom to see if he was even there. She couldn't afford to be anywhere near that room until she was certain nothing could actually happen between them.