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

the dignity of ignoring her hunger. Only when she set her cup down did he close his ledger and lean back.

“Tell me about Lady Agatha,” he commanded.

Norah wiped her mouth with a linen napkin. The warmth of the room and the food in her belly had settled the violent shaking in her limbs, leaving a clear, sharp exhaustion in its wake.

“There is nothing unique continue reading …