“Because,” he murmured, lifting a hand to brush a curl from her cheek, “your brother also stole something from me. A journal. And I suspect he gave it to you.”
“Looking for this?”
Six months ago, her brother had vanished after accusing the Duke of ruining a young woman’s reputation. Now, with her family’s name hanging by a thread, Evangeline had only one weapon: herself.
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Evangeline’s heart stuttered. “Then why not say so?”
She had come for the truth.
She spun. The Duke leaned against the doorframe, holding a folded letter. Moonlight carved sharp angles across his face—hawkish nose, strong jaw, eyes the color of a stormy sea. He was not handsome in the polished way of London’s dandies. He was beautiful in the way a wolf was beautiful: untamed and utterly aware of his power. “Because,” he murmured, lifting a hand to brush
“A lady must protect her interests.”
She did. And when her eyes met his over the flame of the candle, she knew the journal was no longer the most dangerous thing in the room.
He stopped behind her. She felt the warmth of his chest, the whisper of his breath against her ear. “Then you will stay here, Lady Evangeline, and learn what it truly means to be ruined by a duke.” Now, with her family’s name hanging by a
Three weeks later, the Duke of Ashworth announced his engagement to Lady Evangeline. Society gasped. Her brother was found in Italy, safe and solvent. And the journal? Burned in the study fireplace the night before the wedding.
The Duke’s smile was slow, dangerous, and heated. “I have waited six months to meet the woman brave enough to steal from me. I did not expect to find her so… captivating.”
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