Summary
Duke Lennox Carlisle of the North lived by stark principles—life or death, possession or discard. Seven years ago, Juliet Monad offered herself as his contractual lover in exchange for revenge. Their arrangement was coldly convenient, until she ended it, declaring her love had faded. For Juliet, fate had always been both gift and curse—a second chance that changed nothing. Now, cornered after years on the run, she proposes a new bargain: mutual use for mutual ends. But as secrets unravel and long-buried truths emerge, a storm of revenge and broken promises finally begins to unfold.