The Diamond and the Duke l A Waleah Bridgerton Story

"Leah," he said, and his mouth was an inch from hers and she could feel his breath and the warmth of him and the barely controlled restraint in every line of his body, "I need you to tell me to stop."

"I do not want you to stop."

"If you do not tell me to stop I am going to kiss you."

"I-"

She's the Diamond of the Season and he's the one she wasn't supposed to fall for. But when Leah and Walker meet in an empty room before everything changes, something real happens, and Leah's mother will do anything to weaponize it. Around them, Charlie is trapped between duty and desire, Dior is secretly in love with the wrong person, McKenna is clashing with Mason who doesn't understand her world, and Freya is falling for the charming but dangerous Malachai. Everyone's playing a game where love is the prize and reputation is the cost.