Summary
In a pursuit of power and status, Adele played the role of the same infamous villainess: marrying an old marquis, murdering him, and seducing her own stepson. But fate has a twisted sense of irony. In the glittering halls of a grand ballroom, she encounters Count Weiss, the most coveted man of the era. He is not the ragged, broken boy she abandoned years ago. Now, a dangerous predator, he has returned to claim what is owed. The beast has awakened, and he won’t let her sleep. Read Chapter 1 now!