I was a commoner from a quiet parish until the Duke of StoneHearth returned to claim his inheritance. Anthony Jefferson is not the guardian I expected. He is a predator in silk and velvet. He looks at me with eyes that see property instead of a person. He has handed me over to a woman who cinches my waist until I cannot breathe. The whalebone stays of my corset are a constant reminder that I belong to him.
The manor is full of men who want to hunt. Prince Felix and Prince Quincy watch me like a prize to be won. They do not see the danger in the Duke's shadow. Anthony says he is protecting my virtue from their advances. His touch tells a different story. He corners me in the library and marks me in the drawing room. His kisses are bruises that claim my skin before the world.
The night of the masquerade changed everything. The hunt became physical under the cover of masks. When the Prince tried to take what was not his, the Lion of StoneHearth showed his teeth. Anthony dragged me into the darkness and tore the lace from my body. He broke my resistance in the heat of a summer storm. He did not ask for my heart. He demanded my absolute surrender.
Now the bells of London ring for a wedding born of scandal. I am no longer a common girl. I am the Duchess of StoneHearth, bound to a man who equates love with total control. My life is a golden cage, and I have learned to crave the weight of my chains.
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