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

striking against the harsh angles of his face. There was a thin, jagged scar that ran from his left temple down into the stubble on his jaw.

He looked at Norah. He saw the water dripping from her hood. He saw the puddle forming on the priceless antique rug beneath her.

He saw the pinched, bloodless line of her lips and the rigid set of her shoulders.continue reading …