The Duke Hadn’t Laughed Since the War

having not called him that before.

He went absolutely still.

“The answer,” she said, “is yes. Because I wish it, on no other grounds.”

He looked at her for two seconds with the expression of a man whose face has been asked to carry something it is not entirely certain it knows how to hold. “Marry me because you wish it. It is the only reason I will take.continue reading …