Leandra Azer’s Reviews > Four Nights With the Duke > Status Update

“Yes,” Vander said, sure of that now. “But she says I don’t respect her.”... "Can you point out to her that blackmail does not precisely—” Thorn broke off at Vander’s scowl. “Oh, very well; I suppose commonsense is irrelevant. I’ll take it as a given that you’ve made a royal hash of it. That means you’ll have to make a truly grand gesture.”