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

Vivien came in, though she did not stand.

“Ah, here she is at last. Do sit, Vivien. His Grace has been waiting.”

Vivien sat in the small chair by the door, placed her hands in her lap, and looked at the Duke. He was standing at the window as he had been the first day, turning around to face the room with complete calmness. He looked like a man who had continue reading …