​She walked the street as a commoner. She woke up married to the empire's most ruthless Duke. Adelaine is used to surviving the harsh reality of the slums, but nothing prepared her for a case of mistaken identity that ends at the altar. Thrust into a world of glittering gold, lethal court politics, and suffocating corsets, a girl who once wore rags must now play the part of a high-born lady. The silk dresses are breathtaking, and the jewels are heavy-but the secrets are deadly. ​Can a common girl survive the sharp knives hidden behind noble smiles? And what happens when her icy new husband realizes he didn't just marry the wrong woman... but the only one who can melt his heart?