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Lady Isabel Wallace has spent her life in the service of Mary, Queen of Scots - a loyal lady-in-waiting bound by duty, honor, and the quiet ache of dreams she has never dared to voice. Within the glittering halls of the French court, loyalty is a fragile currency, and whispers travel faster than truth. Yet amidst the silk and intrigue, Isabel discovers that even the most disciplined heart can falter.
When a chance encounter brings her face to face with Lord Alexander Medici - a man of wealth, mystery, and dangerous charm - the careful balance of her world begins to shift. Hidden behind the opulence of court, Alexander lives a life of secrets, haunted by obligations he cannot escape. But something in Isabel's fire and grace disarms him, stirring feelings he thought long buried.
As alliances shift and crowns tremble, their growing connection becomes both a solace and a peril. For a lady bound to her queen and a lord chained by his name, love is not merely forbidden - it could be fatal.
In a court ruled by ambition and betrayal, Isabel must decide whether to follow her duty... or her heart.
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