Sinopse:
My name is Scorpion, but you can call me Duke even though it was my original name,whatever, well... we would say I was the first dismantling drone to be built; after those idiot humans managed to literally die and wipe out that idiotic race of theirs in space; but that's not the point, do you want me to get to the point?, hmm (*giggle), my desire is to exterminate them, after everything they did to my scorpion, called thex, a scorpion that was brought into space illegally to experiments, and which later literally became the carcass of my friend's endoskeleton/system which was also a dismantling drone, making those wretches force me to dismantle my own friend because of their lack of preparation which resulted in my friend making a mistake , I was left with a burden on my conscience, but I didn't have many choices, it was broken, I had to fix it myself by putting all of thex's personalities into him and now he lives inside his own skeleton carcass, and there were several experiments, several experiments, including one theirs?..., illicit, disgusting, repugnant; well..., I think you already understand my anger, and that I intend to take revenge against them, after everything they did to my two best friends, he can't even live a day of peace, because those WRECKERS MANAGED TO TAKE ALL THE PEACE FROM HIM BY DISTURBING HIM, making him die painfully, psychologically shaken because of those useless and idiotic Experiments of theirs; and unprepared, making my friend die by my own hands, and yet they had the audacity to tell me that they were the ones taking care of us; But wait for me, because you're going to feel firsthand what animal abuse is, and I hope you're looking good on earth, because I'm going to get there, UMHAHAHAHAHAHAH (*maniacal laughter).
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.