Synopsis
Lucrezia’s life had once been perfect.
Until she was falsely accused, stripped of her honor, and brought to ruin.
The joyful days of her childhood became nothing more than memories she had to bury deep in her heart. Time seemed to stand still—until one man stepped into the mire of her life and set it in motion once again.
“I have a proposal. While I’m staying in Benin, you’ll act as my lover.”
“…Duke Kallian Rochester.”
“You know who I am? That’s unexpected.”
It was all because of money.
Money was the reason Lucrezia first took Kallian’s hand—and the reason she couldn’t let go.
But the longer she remained by Kallian’s side, the more she found herself caught in a blaze she had never anticipated.
“There’s no need to pretend we’re lovers when no one else is around.”
“Shouldn’t you be getting used to being my lover by now?”
A relationship built entirely on lies. A heart consumed by vengeance.
Can something so cruel and tainted ever blossom into a love as fresh and pure as a new spring bud?
