He is a count with an impeccable lineage. She is a slave, with no family, freedom, or means. If her father knew about her existence, he would have killed her even in her mother’s womb. This secret costs her life—one she can’t reveal, even to save herself from harassment by the owner and father in one person. She has no choice but to run. But even a run doesn’t become salvation. From now on, the fate of the girl is in the hands of a powerful madman, whose passion and cruelty spell death… And everything the captive dreams of is freedom from terrifying secrets and intrigues.