She hadn’t so much as blinked when Alina arrived covered in mud, as if visitors came to her door every day in that same sorry condition. What Alina saw in the duchess was not simply a beautiful woman, but a very practical one, the sort who managed everyone around her without making anyone feel managed. Her husband, the duke, obviously adored her, as did all of the servants. And if there was one thing Alina knew, it was that you could not fool the servants. They were the ones who saw you most, and at your most vulnerable. Anyone could manage to be polite and friendly in company. It was behind closed doors that the real person was revealed. She’d also observed Charlotte with her son, one of the sweetest infants she’d ever seen, and one of the most fortunate. Little Rafael Fitzpatrick Daughtry had his mother’s soft eyes and his father’s determined chin, and he seemed to smile all the time. Alina had caught herself wondering how the product of a mix of her and Justin Wilde would look, and then quickly had banished the thought because first, well, first they’d have to…do that.
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