Katerina Langley never felt at home among the corsets and bustle of life as the daughter of a Duke. So when the life she has with her harsh father and cold nagging mother pushes her over the edge, she jumps at the opportunity to escape it once and for all. At a prestigious dinner with the Duke's rivals, a sour attempt of an alliance, Katerina loses all hope at a happy life with her parents, risking everything she defends herself against the duke's forceful son. Unable to deal with her mother's heartlessness, she knows it is time to go. However in the darkness of the night, the opportunity came far sooner than she had ever imagined...