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

quiet. “Here I am necessary. Do not insult me by telling me I should have chosen the former.”

Alistair held her gaze. The air in the study changed. The heavy, oppressive tension of his pain vanished, replaced by something entirely different—a sudden, sharp gravity that pulled the space between them taut.

He slowly reached down. His large, calloused hand continue reading …