«Of course, I will help you!» my Duke exclaims. He's smiling at me, and his eyes are now calm and relaxed.
«I think that Patricia is the one that gave information to those people.»
«The handmaid?»
«Correct, her. She could see the bite marks and even other details of my body. She was the one dressing me most of the time. Since I'm ticklish, I once abruptly twitched when she touched me. I scolded her not to touch me so suddenly, and she paid more attention in the following days. However, her purpose was to make you think that I'm an infidel. That's why she poisoned my food, and now she told that person about the bites. It's a stupid strategy, though.»
«Why stupid?»
«Because you can easily tell that no one else has bitten me from the day we got married.»
«What about before the marriage?» he inquires. His eyes are teasing, rather than curious. It's as if he knows the answer already, but he wants to hear it from me.
