Summary
Aristasia Verdick, a noblewoman adored by a cold-hearted duke and a master swordsman, remains without a true suitor long after her debut. Yearning to explore her desires, she secretly arranges for a stranger to visit one night. To her shock, it is her brother Evan who appears. He reveals he intercepted her plans, insisting that he, not a stranger, should be the one to introduce her to passion. From that moment, his feelings for her shift into something far more intense and forbidden.