In two years spent in Veteria, I managed to understand that aristocrats in this world are best left well alone. But what should I do if the road home goes through the mansion of Duke Abierrei? And what if Alessandro Abierrei himself takes a strange interest in me? Besides, I’m not alone—I have a child in my arms, for whom I’m willing to do anything. To become the duke’s personal maid? To touch his secrets? To overcome my own feelings? I promise I can handle all of it—and the other traps of fate too. And my heart… well, I’ll cope with that as well. Probably.