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

the sound of the rain drumming against her hood. Then the locks turned.

The heavy door groaned inward, revealing a cavernous entry hall lit by flickering sconces. A butler stood in the doorway.

He was tall, thin, and impeccably dressed in black, though his face carried the same weathered, exhausted look as the estate itself. He looked at Norah, at her continue reading …