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

bell cord hanging near his desk.

“What are you doing?” Norah asked, her heart kicking up a frightened rhythm.

“I am ringing for tea,” Alistair said, sitting back down in his heavy desk chair. “And then, Miss Hawthorne, we are going to write a letter of our own.”

When Bates returned, he showed no surprise at the request for a heavy tea service for two.continue reading …