Chapter 6

Gregory nodded. “Such knowledge in the hands of an enemy could be disastrous.”

“There were rumors when I met Edward at court after my husband’s death that he sometimes slept with men. Most dismissed it as tales of no real value,” Katherine said.

“Yes, and that should be the way it is. Is this why you knew about my relationship with him?”

“No.” She shook her head. “I knew that you were very close friends for many years. But that does not always imply a more intimate connection.”

“Then?”

“Tremaine. He knew.”

Gregory frowned. “How?”

Katherine looked at the hands she’d clenched on her lap. “When first I married Tremaine, I was an innocent. In not only body, but there were many elements of life I did not know or understand. Tremaine was always very kind to me, but our intimacies were limited.”

“Do you mean he did not consummate the marriage?”