Valentina
I shrieked, then nearly fell off the bed as I scrambled away from him. "What the hell are you doing here?" I screeched, yanking the duvet up to cover myself. In the silk nightdress I felt practically naked.
"You were restless," the duke said, completely unapologetic. "I came in to make sure you were alright."
"Even if that was okay—and it's not," I said pointedly, "you should have left as soon as you saw I was fine!"
"I wasn't assured you were well, so I stayed to watch over you."
"Do you have zero respect for boundaries?" I snapped, searching for my clothes, only to find that they weren't where I folded them yesterday. Ugh, he must have sent them off to be cleaned or something. Inconvenient jerk.
"I must say, though I strive to respect the wishes of others, something about
