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

The fire popped.

Alistair pushed himself off the mantelpiece. He walked back to his desk, tossed the letter onto the polished wood, and leaned forward on his knuckles, staring across the room at her.

“And what did you expect, Miss Hawthorne?”

“I expected you to be a man of your reputation,” Norah said bluntly. “I expected shouting. I did not expect a continue reading …