All Chapters of Punished by the Duke: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

~Penny~By sunrise, we were about four hours away from our destination—a cold coastal town named Glacier's Edge. But where did the sun go? Even at nine in the morning, it was so frigid cold, and foggy. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the ship sailed really close to the North Pole overnight. As I walked into the open deck area, the crew wore heavy wool coats, hats, and gloves. The steward seemed to have used a hammock by the wood-burning stove at night to keep warm.Alice was serving alcohol to everyone on board while Lucy and Marie were busy getting the breakfast ready. Leo was probably still in bed. I dared to snuggle up to him once he passed out last night, but he wasn't a deep sleeper apparently, since I woke up in my bed this morning."Good morning, My Lady," Lucy said, beckoning me to join them in the galley kitchen. "His Grace likes these added to his eggs." She passed some cold smoked herring and cheese to me without explaining much.I wasn't very helpful in the kitchen, b

~Penny~How could I be so irresponsible? I cursed under my breath, the chill of the late night air seeping through my coat. At two in the morning, after tossing and turning for hours, the realization suddenly struck me–where did the letter that Mr.Rolfe handed me go?It must have slipped out of my dress at some point. But where? I forgot all about it when I got off the carriage and settled in the cottage for dinner. It was snowing lightly now and the moon was out while I looked as suspicious as ever, tracing my way back to the garden and lawns I walked through earlier in the evening. Dawn was approaching soon. I glanced up at the second story window where Leo's room was. He must be fast asleep, maybe with Hannah curled in his arms. As I turned away, I thought I saw a flicker of movement.Was he awake? Could he see me out here in the cold? I had to hurry back to my room, hoping no one else stumbled upon the letter once the snow melted. The next morning, we set out to the ocean with

~Leo~The Night Before:What was she looking for so desperately? It was so late at night, and she was freezing her ass in this biting cold weather. I waited for her to find whatever she was looking for so that I could run downstairs and confront her.Minutes turned to hours and she was still out there, her delicate frame shivering under the thick layers of wool she was bundled up in. Her long flowing hair was no longer tucked under her cloak. It danced wildly against the icy breeze as she started scraping the snow off the flowerbeds, looking even more distraught as she peered into the hedges and shook a bunch of shrubs.Was it jewelry that she lost? Maybe something precious or a souvenir from her family? I had no idea if she had any family left. Whoever appointed her to ruin me had done a pretty good job wiping out all her records. I had sent my men to find out more from her aunt before we left on this trip but her aunt went missing.Penny could feel my gaze. She suddenly peered up to

~Penny~My spine stiffened. Was he going to stick his cock in my ass? His fingers brushed up my bare thigh, his hands groping my ass and pulling it apart."I'll use this body of yours the way it should be used, and you are going to take it like the slutty little whore you are.""Your Grace, I don't mean to interrupt you in any way, but... I d-don't think it's a good idea..." my voice wavered slightly as he waited for me to say more. "My uncle has two daughters, and they are pretty horny. They..." My words tapered off into silence when I saw the slightest of a smirk on his face."They got fucked in the ass?" He asked, massaging the opening of the tight hole between my cheeks. "They... aahhh." A whimper escaped my lips as he pushed the tip of his finger inside of me."Touch yourself," he ordered, pushing his finger into my ass while using his other hand to release one of my hands from the restraints.I blinked. "Er---" 

~Leo~The relentless snowstorm had delayed my return quite a bit. We left Glacier's Edge three days ago but the morning the ship touched Emerald Isle to stock up on food supplies, it had been terrible weather with blinding blizzards and no visibility for hours at a stretch.The wind was howling like a banshee outside this tiny log cabin I was stuck in. If not for the constant crackling fire in the hearth, we wouldn't have survived this winter's wrath.To make things worse, my parents just wanted to wait until my return. I expected Dad to go get Mabel back but he wanted to be fucking diplomatic and secretive about this whole thing now that all of Mountbatten was scrutinizing every step we took, thanks to Penny.Dad believed Lawrence just wanted Penny in exchange for Mabel. And he was right. It made me want to fling a chair at this darned frost etched window. That twisted fuck Lawrence wanted what I had, just to regain his sense of control. He fully intended to kill Penny once she was d