For twelve years, Clara Vance raised four orphans as her family, planning to choose one as her husband. Then a cousin's lies turned them against her, and they hurt her again and again. Heartbroken, she tore up their marriage pact and married the ruthless Regent Victor Blackwood. But behind his fearsome reputation was a man who would risk everything to protect her.
For twelve years, Clara Vance raised four orphans as her family, planning to choose one as her husband. Then a cousin's lies turned them against her, and they hurt her again and again. Heartbroken, she tore up their marriage pact and married the ruthless Regent Victor Blackwood. But behind his fearsome reputation was a man who would risk everything to protect her.
