Sage Duke Novels & Stories

It was the Christ the King celebration, and he was to chair the fair trade and the commissioning of the grotto that followed the procession, until Fabian appeared with news he had assumed he had dealt with temporarily. “What still holds her death? Why does she still roam the manor?” He stopped in front of Fabian to ask, even when he had been told the reason a thousand times. Fabian just stood in the darkness of the room, staring back at Edric and wishing he could control himself. “I am so close to being the next duke, so close to sitting on that seat of power and dining with the king,” he said aloud as he resumed pacing the room again, not caring if anyone overheard him.

Ashley’s POV I woke up and didn’t see Duke on the bed, he wasn’t in the bathroom, or even in the house. That was when I remembered him telling me to turn on the TV in the morning. “My name is Daniela Austin, and today I’ve got some big and surprising news for you all. As of yesterday, we knew Santiago Alberto is the CEO of the Apex Silver Company, well, today, the real CEO of that company just revealed himself. His name is Duke Vandercage.”

" he said, adding one of his pantie dropping smiles in the bargain. Ellie knew she was going to regret this, but having thought about it, she had very little money left; and unless she wanted to spend the night in a doorway, she had nowhere to go as Marsha's sister was coming home that afternoon. "Alright, we can start again, and give it one month's trial. I'm Eleanor Fox." She said, holding her hand out timidly. "Jasper Neyve, eleventh Duke of Shettleham. I would very much prefer it if you called me Jasper. We can save the formalities for senior royals. Oh and foreigners – they seem to love it too, and the last person to call me sir was a schoolboy copper trying to book me for speeding." He

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Thinking that there was a quite huge possibility that the cold-blooded butcher would buy her, Lili felt like a fishbone had been stuck in her throat. Even though the Duke looked handsome and fresh outside, it wouldn’t matter if his insides were rotten. Lili bit her lips and waited for the old lady’s reply. She hoped that the old headmistress could think of a solution for her current source of trouble. The duke. The man that had been dubbed as the ‘Butcher of the North’. She didn’t wish for a bloody duke as a sponsor, especially if the man was someone infamous for killing young ladies… like her. She wished some dragon would just swoop her away and be done with it.

When I finally looked up, Duke was still watching me. “I’m sorry, Ann,” he said. “Nobody deserves to be treated like that.” I gave a small nod, managing a faint smile. “It’s okay… sir,” I replied out of habit. “It’s not your fault.” “It’s Duke,” he corrected gently. “And I’m twenty-six” That surprised me slightly. He went quiet for a moment, like he was thinking something through. “Would you like to come with me?” I blinked. “I’m going back to New York tomorrow,” he continued. “I only came to Dallas with my coach and team. I’m a hockey player, Duke Smith.”

“But my fear is, I don’t know if you can handle it.” Something in her tone made me straighten. “What do you mean?” “If you can’t stand Leonard’s little pressure, then Duke might crush you. My chest tightened. “What do you mean?” “This. What Leonard is doing, it's child’s play,” she said flatly. “Compared to Duke.” The name felt heavy in the air. “And who is Duke?” “He’s the chairman of smitheen holding and other chains of businesses,” she replied quietly. She lowered her voice further. “He doesn’t bully for fun. He does it because he hates. Especially women.”

I shook my head, determined to end their delusions. “W-What is she saying? Were you so mad at my son that you came up with those words? Don’t worry, I assure you he can man up. Duke has no harm, he’s just a flawed guy. I promise.” Sara gave me an awkward smile. I was about to counter her when Duke confidently grabbed my hand, urging me to sit down.

A man in a tuxedo walked onto the stage and under the spotlight announced the official opening of the auction. My attention was immediately caught. Although I didn't have the money to participate in the auction, I couldn't help but look forward to it. The door to the private room was pushed open and Ario instinctively put me behind him, but then relaxed when he saw that it was the Duke. The Duke looked tired, and as soon as he returned, he sat down on the sofa and rubbed his temples with his fingers. "Father, just now Ulysses Woodrow came..." The Duke sat up straight and looked at me worriedly: "He saw Inette?"