Four years after a devastating forced separation, Sydney Wal thinks she has finally settled into safe domestic predictability with her wealthy fiancé. That illusion shatters in an instant when she walks in on his sordid infidelity, leaving her stranded in elite social circles without an ally.
Salvation arrives from the most forbidden corner of high society: Ulysses Condé, her former flame and her ex-partner's powerful uncle. Stepping into the breach to shield Sydney from public mockery and vindictive family clans, Ulysses rekindles a perilous passion. Sydney must navigate toxic patriarchs and bitter gossip to claim the man who never stopped loving her.
