Chapter 33

The secret touch of his fingers brushing across my wrist and arm made me swallow without meaning to. My neck felt like it was heating up. I stood frozen stiff, blinking.

Paying no mind to how flustered I clearly was, the Grand Duke kept a perfectly composed expression as he found the document folded away inside my wide sleeve.

His long, firm fingers plucked it out in an instant, then slid smoothly back out, brushing lightly over my wrist.

By the time I came to my senses, the document had already vanished into the inside pocket of his jacket.

"Wow......"

The whole process had flowed as naturally as water. The only thing that hadn't been natural was me — a rookie thief who couldn't hide how flustered she was.

How could he be so steady, without a trace of hesitation? In sharp contrast, my heart was still pounding away.

Someone…