Summary
Mellie’s life has always been a borrowed existence, a quiet shadow within the grand halls of House Felton, sustained only by her mother’s fading friendship with the former Duchess. Her one true anchor, and secret devotion, was Young Master Edric, her cherished childhood playmate. But when Edric’s engagement shatters her fragile peace, the world she knew crumbles. The Duchess’s kindness curdles into cold disdain, and Edric’s once-comforting presence becomes a suffocating demand: she must remain by his side, forever. Mellie has never truly owned her own life, but as Edric’s possessive grip tightens, she’s forced to confront a terrifying question: does his ‘love’ truly serve her best interests, or is it a gilded cage? Unravel the secrets of their intertwined fates. Read chapter 1 now!