The duke practically yanked the door to his chambers from their hinges as he pulled me inside and slammed it shut. I had never seen the duke this erratic or spontaneous before. He is mostly calm and deliberate in all that he does. Clearly the argument with Clara had upset him more than he was admitting to.
I stood there feeling slightly awkward as the duke began to unbutton his shirt. He barely looked at me or made any eye contact. Eventually, his eyes met mine for the briefest of moments as he pulled his arms out the sleeves of his shirt, leaving him only in a white vest.
“Strip please Celeste and wait for further instructions.”
I merely nodded and began to untie the tiny buttons on the front of my dress. I could see out the corner of my eye that he was shirtless now and had
