Chapter threeAs Janeta raised her eyes to his, the Duke felt for words.
Then slowly he said,
“As it happens, I am rather in the same position as you are. You are being forced into marriage with someone you dislike and I am being pressured into marrying a woman who I know would not make me a good wife.”
Janeta stared at him and then she said,
“But surely – it is easy for – you to say – no.”
The Duke smiled.
“It is not as easy as it sounds. In fact and I have no intention of going into detail, it will be extremely difficult for me to extricate myself from a most unfortunate situation unless you help me.”
Janeta was so surprised that her eyes seemed to grow larger than ever in her pale face before she asked,
“Is it – possible that I could – help you?”
“You could be very helpful if yo
