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

on the doorframe before making his way to his desk.

He didn’t speak. He sat down, opened a ledger, and stared at it blindly for 3 hours.

Norah watched him from the corner of her eye. The tension radiating from him was palpable; it filled the room like smoke. By noon, she could hear his ragged, shallow breathing.

“Your grace,” she said softly.

“Do not,” continue reading …