Eastland was fuming with rage at Zack’s behaviour. He had no idea why he was angry at the interaction between his ward and his cousin. He hated that Cassy was free and all giggles with Zack, but not with him. Zack be damned!
He looked at the room and still, no one had dared to approach Cassy without his approval. That made him smile a little.
"Robert," Eastland said to a young man nearby, "have you met my ward?"
"Levington?" the handsome young man asked, turning to the duke. "Yes, as I came in, the duchess introduced us, of course."
"No, I meant his sister."
A flush stained the young Viscount's features, and he gave a quick nod. "Of course, your grace. She was also introduced to me."
"And what did you think of her?"
Lord Robert Standen, viscount of Hartford hesitated. He did not kno
