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

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“Miss Hawthorne,” he said quietly, “open the bottom drawer of my desk.”

Norah frowned, but she obeyed. She walked behind his desk, pulled the heavy iron handle of the bottom drawer, and found a thick stack of vellum documents tied with a black ribbon.

“Bring them here.”

Norah carried the heavy stack to him. Alistair took it. He turned to Agatha and continue reading …