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His thumb gently traced her lips.
He kissed her gently. Then the kiss deepened, more urgent, rougher, more passionate.
He could feel her hand on his hair as she brought him closer. It stirred something inside him. When they pulled back, he rested his forehead against hers, and in a breathless voice, he said, "Adelaide... You don't need to apologize. Not for this."
Adelaide is the perfect daughter, groomed to be the ideal woman by a mother obsessed with beauty and appearances. She is set to marry Grand Duke Bernardi, a man nearly 10 years older, whose reputation is tarnished with scandal surrounding other women.
Adelaide yearns for freedom and love, but is forced to be her father's pawn for more power and wealth. In her darkest moments, a forbidden romance, a man who shows her a world beyond duty and control.