Summary
A fugitive maid turned professor finds herself ensnared by fate. Amelie, the Royal Academy’s youngest instructor, discovers her future husband is cursed to die young. Seeking one night of abandon, she never imagines meeting her enigmatic lover again—this time as the unyielding guardian of her student. The relentless Duke refuses to release her, defying both her will and the grim prophecy that entangles them. Can their passion alter a destiny written in sorrow?