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Theodora Carrington was raised to believe in love, the kind that consumes, endures, and never falters. Growing up alongside the Bridgertons, her heart belonged not to the match her parents imagined, but to Anthony Bridgerton, her oldest friend and steadfast companion.
From childhood, they were inseparable. Anthony once dreamed of loving his future wife as deeply as his father loved his mother, and in every dream, it was Theodora at his side.
But when Edmund Bridgerton dies, grief reshapes Anthony into a man ruled by duty instead of devotion. Convinced that love only leads to ruin, he pushes Theodora away, leaving behind four years of silence.
Now, as Theodora makes her debut into society, they are forced back into each other's world. The question remains: can the love they once shared survive the walls Anthony has built around his heart?