James POV
I was no longer listening to Scarlett who was whispering seductive words into my ears. Occasionally, her hands will brush against mine suggestively. She and I had dated a couple of years back before I set off to explore the world. We hooked up occasionally in Paris where she was studying. Aside from that, I was not truly interested in her.
I grew up seeing Scarlett as a sister as she was always around. My mom made sure we did things together and when their backs were turned, we would sneak to the back of our house to fool around. Since she was practically a family member, no one paid us attention. Since I became the duke, my mom had been pressurizing me to marry, Scarlett using our familiarity as an excuse to why we should be together. Once, she even said that she was the per
