Summary
After a lifetime of forced perfection and a wrongful murder conviction, Seizel is reborn with a vengeful resolve. No longer the obedient lady, she embraces deception, aiming to swindle the entire empire. She recruits former inmates and saves a duke on death’s doorstep, expecting to profit from his gratitude. Instead, she finds herself an unexpected duchess, entangled with a man far more cunning—and dangerously charming—than she anticipated. Her plans unravel as he turns her schemes into something entirely unexpected.