" Nobody would ever believe that you had any interest in me.” “I could make them believe. Not one in ten thousand would have figured out what you just did. Not one. I could make everyone believe in the woman who saw that—quiet, yes, and perhaps a little shy in company—” Minnie made a rude noise, but he waved her quiet. “You have steel for your backbone and a rare talent for seeing what is plainly in front of your face. I could make everyone see that.” His eyes were intense, boring into her. There was no escaping him, it seemed. He dropped his voice. “I could make everyone see you. "
― Courtney Milan , The Duchess War (Brothers Sinister, #1)