Summary
Marian craved nothing more than a quiet, ordinary existence. But when her mother remarries, her world is turned upside down by the arrival of a new stepbrother. Overprotective to a suffocating level, he dominates her life with grand promises and extravagant spending, blurring the line between care and obsession. Is he merely eccentric, or is this the madness of the nobility? In a game of family dynamics and suffocating control, Marian must decide if she can survive this new bond. Dive into the story now—read Chapter 1!