I took a desperate risk and swapped my mistress at the ball held in honor of her being presented at court. For talented aristocratic young ladies of marriageable age, this is a chance to make a name for themselves, find a suitable match, and perhaps become the prince’s bride. But my mistress already has a beloved and a dream. And I… have nothing. Only her—the one whose life I owe. And I’m ready to do anything to repay her, even to go along with deception. The main thing is not to get caught by the prince, not to draw his attention, not to expose myself…