Chapter 588

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I AM YOUR ALLY KATHERINE "Shhh," he brings a finger to his lips, signaling for me to stay quiet.

limmediately press my lips together.

The Duke closes the door and steps closer, his brow furrowed as his gaze drops to my chest.

I watch as he sits on the edge of the bed, my mind a whirlwind of memories, my urge to bombard him with a thousand questions barely contained.

He leans toward me, and I shudder at the closeness, his deep, low voice pouring into my ear.

"Don't call me by my title here.

No one can know our identities.

We're just a married couple who were attacked by bandits on the road," he whispers, and I swallow hard, nodding.

He straightens slightly, his piercing blue eyes too close.

Istart to feel nervous not just because of his proximity, but because I might have done something unnatural to heal myself.

Did the Duke notice my magic? He couldnt haveotherwise, hed be tying me to a tree and setting me on fire like a torch.

"I...

thank you for saving me, Du I mean, E...

tasting his name

strange, yet

and his fingers hover

He hesitates, then pulls his

I think about itwho cleaned me up and changed my clothes?

clothes?" I

were covered in

wiped you down as best

of the house gave me that gown for you," he

air between us feels

finally ask, unable to hold

with a conflicted

we were attacked, that

it wasnt as severe as

hand to

seriousa dagger nearly piercing my heartbut I

thinks that rather than

person who attacked me was hooded, but the man you killed was the laborer from

how I knew about the theftwhich confirms that you are being robbed." He

serious than

men who attacked us

---- me on my own land..."

you leave the carriage? If you sensed

far away." "Iwas pulled

there was a

darkens, turning

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