Summary
Driven by a thirst for vengeance, I resolved to seduce my own husband. Betrayed by my father and trapped in sorrow, I was determined to break free from my painful history. “I am young, beautiful, and utterly powerless—exactly what you require,” I told Duke Boncruger, suggesting a marriage built on convenience. He was known as a man of honor, yet incapable of love. “I must protect myself,” I repeated, but still, my thoughts circled endlessly back to him.