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

Alistair snapped, his voice a jagged edge. “Do not speak to me right now.”

Norah closed her mouth. She recognized the tone. It wasn’t anger directed at her; it was the fury of a trapped animal.

She returned to her numbers, but her focus was entirely broken.

When Bates brought the afternoon tea, Alistair didn’t touch it. He tried to stand, perhaps to move continue reading …