Imogen looked toward Kade. She smiled and said, “I really didn’t think you’d put in good words for Dylan.”

“Well, I’m not his love rival.”

Kade grinned too. “I’ve always loved you as a sister. You don’t love me either. It’s just that our parents want us to get married.

“Now, I’m just playing along with your acting to agitate Dylan.

“I admit that he’s the most suitable man for you. Your family and his are of equal social status as well.”

The Butcher family’s wealth and status were far inferi