The object of the game

She was a woman, no longer his ward

Natasha felt suffocated by her safe, ordered life in Cambridge. Alexis persisted in treating her like a child, refusing to acknowledge her as a woman who no longer needed a father figure in her life.

So she seized an opportunity to work for a notorious, best-selling author in London's infamous Soho district. And surprisingly, Alexis took a chance, despite his concern for her, and let her go.

For Natasha it was a voyage of discovery, rough but vital. For Alexis it marked the end of years of waiting....