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

entirely ordinary. She looked entirely magnificent.

“You ruined your dress,” he pointed out softly.

Norah glanced at the ink stain creeping up her skirt. “It was an ugly dress. I have another.”

“You should have run back to London with Harrington,” Alistair murmured, the pain medicine of the brandy making him unguarded. “You are sitting in a freezing room,continue reading …