They both lead a double life.
During the day, she is Marita Horvin, the daughter of a ruined count. At night, she is John Rout, a girl disguised as a man who takes part in forbidden competitions. Women are not allowed there—but only there can she for a while become a different person.
During the day, he is Richard Böme, an unbelievably wealthy duke. They say that for his fortune he sold his soul to the devil. Almost nothing is known about him. His identity is covered in mystery. At night, he is Tim Dong, one of the best riders in the history of the races. They say that Darkness itself commands him like a dragon.
Long ago, the Horvins and the Bőmes families made an unbreakable pact. On the day of her eighteenth birthday, Marita will marry Richard… But while Marita Horvin and Richard Böme prepare for the wedding, John Rout and Tim Dong remain the bitterest rivals and irreconcilable enemies.