SHE WAS THE STAKE IN HER FATHER'S FINAL RUINOUS GAME. Lady Addison Oakley is no longer a jewel of the Ton. Her father gambled away her future in a den of vice. Now she belongs to the Duke of Walker. He does not want a bride. He wants a servant to pay for her father's sins. She must trade her silks for the coarse wool of a footman. The Duke is a master of cold command. He demands absolute obedience. Beneath her masculine livery, Addison wears a secret. A silk corset binds her body, tightened daily by the Duke's own hands. It is a physical reminder of her subjection. Every breath is a struggle. Every command is a test of her aristocratic pride. Danger lurks in the halls of Haddon. A predatory rival senses the truth. Exposure means total ruin. The Duke becomes her only shield even as he remains her master. The lines between terror and dark attraction begin to blur. The footman's guise is failing. The Duke's obsession is consuming them both. She will surrender her virtue to the man who owns her soul.