Her Stepmother Sent Her to the Duke as a Joke – He Offered Her a Chair Before He Said a Word

The worst kind of cruelty isn’t a slap across the face. It’s a joke played at your expense, meticulously orchestrated to ruin what little dignity you have left.

When her stepmother shoved her into a carriage bound for the notoriously ruthless Duke of Westland, it was supposed to be the punchline of the season. She was meant to be laughed out of his continue reading …