"I don't think you have what it takes," he informed me. "Get out while you still can, Clara. Run away with your family, hide somewhere safe. It's what you're good at."
She'd spent half her life denying Damien Knight the right to claim what was rightfully his. Possessed of power and wealth though he was, Clara Parker never wanted any part of the lifestyle that accompanied his position. There just wasn't enough money in the world to make up for the sheer amount of intrigue and drama she'd have had to deal with.
But all that changes when she learns her father has gambled her away in marriage to Nero, a man she truly despises. At her wit's end, she turns to the one man who can save her, the only one who would never deny her...
Or would he?
*This is a complete short story with no cliffhanger. For mature readers.*