Chapter 64 The Relentless Question

• On the very first day, the world was still cloaked in pitch-black darkness when Luna was abruptly roused from a deep sleep. Ellie stood nervously by the bed, relaying the message that the Duke had demanded her immediate presence in his private chambers.
• Wearing nothing but a thin, pale blue silk robe, Luna walked slowly down the freezing, shadow-draped corridors. The biting morning air brushed against her bare skin, a stark reminder that the sun had not yet even begun to crest the horizon.
• Rex's heavy oak door was already ajar, exactly as if he had been waiting impatiently for her arrival. Inside, the formidable Duke stood clad only in a loose white linen shirt, his dark hair still slightly damp—looking devastatingly handsome, exactly as though he had just stepped out of a bath.