The Wedding Night Was a Cold Duty-Until the Duke Discovered the Marks She Hid Under Silk and Lace

rapid. Arthur pulled the ribbon. The knot gave way. The heavy silk parted at the collar, slipping off her left shoulder. He didn’t mean to look. He intended to extinguish the lamps and do this in the dark as was proper for a business arrangement. But the firelight caught on something beneath the falling silk.

Something that did not belong on the smooth,continue reading …