Chapter 9
The Duke’s mocking tone turned cold, leaving Chloe at a loss for words. “I am sure you are well aware that no one would find fault with me if I were to punish your family for the crime of bringing an unauthorized person onto my estate.”
“Your Grace…”
It was only then that Chloe realized the true gravity of their predicament. Alice’s secret rendezvous with a mysterious man under the cloak of night jeopardized more than just her marriage prospects. Damien Ernst von Thisse was the King’s nephew and third in line to the royal throne. A single word from him could obliterate her family’s standing. She had to do everything in her power to prevent this.
