The Indomitable Huntress & the Hardened Duke
Hoping that this wouldn’t start a stir because Hazel really was one of the best brains and kindest hearts in the trenches, Sush said, “Well, the mavericks are getting along with some of our own. It’d be wrong for us not to do the same with their leader.”
Hazel sighed, resigned, seeing Sush’s point without much effort. “Why isn’t he like that with me, though?” she questioned, getting lost in thought for a moment. Then her eyes snapped wide in horror when she whispered, “Is it because I look like Izabella? Is that why he’s allergic to me? Wait, do I even look like Izabella?”
“Hazel,” Sush took the tray, paid and led them to the lunch table. “Give yourself more credit. You look nothing like tha