SHE DANCED ALONE IN THE EMPTY BALLROOM AFTER MIDNIGHT-UNAWARE THE DUKE WAS WATCHING

Surely… at 11:00 then.”

“Good night, Lady Marchmount. Good night, ladies, gentlemen.” He bowed and walked out.

The drawing room did not recover for the rest of the evening. Petra grew pale, her aunt drank another glass of wine too quickly, and Cecily asked at one point, “Why does he want to see Vivien?” but no one answered her.

Vivien learned of the continue reading …