Chapter 69
"Nothing?" Thea asked, feigning regret. "According to Alexander, Duke Austin Corell has ruled the Andros for more than ten thousand years. He never lets his emotions show, and he acts with decisive cruelty. Even Duchess Lisandra Stirling and the Eliza Miller sisters don't dare act presumptuously in front of him. Not a single woman has ever shared his bed." He had been in hers. Under her aunt's gaze, Elara's face flushed even deeper. The upward curve of her lips felt stiff. She lowered her lashes, hiding the shimmer in her eyes. "My relationship with Austin Corell is truly innocent," she said. She did not deny it. She was already planning to stain that "innocence." After all, it was not easy to meet such a desirable man. "Mm," Thea nodded solemnly, resting her chin on Elara's shoulder. "I
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