Returning to England to look after his father’s estate was the last thing Lord Leo Grey, son of Henry Grey, Earl of Harwood would have considered a blessing. Fleeing from the Duke of Lennox after a threat to his safety, Leo finds that the only safe place for him is within the walls of Wilding Manor. But no secret is safe from Lady Alicia von Aichelburg, daughter of Ernst von Aichelburg. Fondly remembering their time together as children, Alicia is more the willing to keep the new Earls whereabouts a mystery, even if she finds herself torn between the rekindling flame and the small matter of her betrothal to another.
But when Leo’s whereabouts are discovered by the Duke of Lennox, Alicia discovers that some things or more serious than her own struggles. Kidnapped by the Duke and used as a pawn to drive Leo from hiding, the Lady von Aichelburg is faced with a serious predicament. Can Alicia survive a life where the one she loves is on the run? Or will such hardships ensure that she remain duty bound to follow through with her betrothal?