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

swirl fiercely around a certain northern duke, long absent from the town, who has reportedly taken in a stray. The spinster stepdaughter of a desperate local widow was sent to his estate on an errand and mysteriously failed to return. The widow claims a secret betrothal. The Duke’s complete silence suggests an arrangement of a far less holy nature.continue reading …