1Chapter 1: The Unsuitable Introduction at Almack's
41Chapter 41: Hayes’s Resolve to Study the Faith
2Chapter 2: A Glimpse Across the Ballroom's Glare
42Chapter 42: Riley’s Gentle Instruction in Scripture
3Chapter 3: Hayes's Unyielding Maternal Mandate
43Chapter 43: The Fear of the Mob’s Fury
4Chapter 4: The Shadow of the Cloistered Convent
44Chapter 44: A Secret Correspondence Initiated
5Chapter 5: Riley’s Quiet Dignity in the Drawing Room
45Chapter 45: The Inadequacy of Her Dowry
6Chapter 6: A Scandalous Whisper About the Moorish Blood
46Chapter 46: Lord Blackwood’s Patronizing Offer
7Chapter 7: The Tightening Stays of Societal Expectation
47Chapter 47: The Ball Where Everything Must Break
8Chapter 8: Mr. Muhammad's Unspoken Austerity
48Chapter 48: The Frock That Held Too Many Secrets
9Chapter 9: A Stolen Moment Near the Orangery Steps
49Chapter 49: A Confrontation with Seraphina Lee
10Chapter 10: The Weight of the Montgomery Estate Ledger
50Chapter 50: Riley’s Refusal to Bow to Prejudice
11Chapter 11: Miss Ashford’s Pointed Inquiries
51Chapter 51: The Scandalous Kiss Behind the Box Seats
12Chapter 12: Duty’s Cold Hand Upon the Morning Call
52Chapter 52: The Gossip Carried by Lily Davenport
13Chapter 13: The First Dance, Tainted by Judgment
53Chapter 53: Hayes’s Determination to Save the Name
14Chapter 14: A Conversation Beneath the Gilded Chandelier
54Chapter 54: The Necessity of a Public Display
15Chapter 15: The Fear of the Unforgivable Conversion
55Chapter 55: A Visit to the Soho Establishment
16Chapter 16: Hayes’s Struggle Against Her Father’s Will
56Chapter 56: The Unveiling of Rashad Donovan’s Treachery
17Chapter 17: Riley’s Skill with the Unconventional Equine
57Chapter 57: The Rigidity of the Peerage’s Decree
18Chapter 18: The Governess Who Knew Too Much
58Chapter 58: Fatima Valerius's Unexpected Allyship
19Chapter 19: A Late Night Visit to the Forbidden Study
59Chapter 59: Hayes Tests the Strength of Her Stays
20Chapter 20: The Pressure to Secure a Peerage
60Chapter 60: The Duel Arranged Over Honor
21Chapter 21: The Impropriety of Shared Tea
61Chapter 61: Tupac Fairclough's Unexpected Bravado
22Chapter 22: Will Flores’s Warning Glance
62Chapter 62: Riley Faces the Duellist’s Pistol
23Chapter 23: Corset Stays Bending Under Duress
63Chapter 63: The Intercession of the Duke of Clarence
24Chapter 24: The Necessity of a Suitable Match
64Chapter 64: A Near Fatal Misunderstanding
25Chapter 25: An Unbidden Tenderness in the Rain
65Chapter 65: The Vow Made in the Sickroom’s Gloom
26Chapter 26: The Revelation of a Hidden Prayer Book
66Chapter 66: The Pressure to Announce a Rival Engagement
27Chapter 27: The Indignity of Being Excluded
67Chapter 67: Nash Blackwood’s Jealous Intrusion
28Chapter 28: Lady Ravenscroft’s Acidic Observation
68Chapter 68: Hayes Reclaims Her Own Destiny
29Chapter 29: Hayes’s Resolution to Defy Convention
69Chapter 69: The Confession of Undying Devotion
30Chapter 30: Riley Muhammad's Steadfast Resolve
70Chapter 70: The Bishop’s Unyielding Summons
31Chapter 31: A Feverish Night and a Forbidden Draught
71Chapter 71: The Quiet Ceremony Preceding the Storm
32Chapter 32: The Physician's Grave Prognosis
72Chapter 72: Gabrielle Jefferson’s Tearful Benediction
33Chapter 33: The Threat of Disinheritance Looms Large
73Chapter 73: The Scandalous Announcement at the Soirée
34Chapter 34: Evangeline’s Attempt at Malicious Counsel
74Chapter 74: The Shattering of Mama’s China Tea Set
35Chapter 35: A Walk Through the Unfashionable Quarter
75Chapter 75: The Marquess’s Fury and the Threat of Exile
36Chapter 36: The Heat of a Stolen Embrace
76Chapter 76: Riley Presents His True Estate
37Chapter 37: The Morning After, Shrouded in Silence
77Chapter 77: Aurelia White’s Surprising Support
38Chapter 38: The Implication of a Compromise
78Chapter 78: The Legal Maneuvering for Acceptance
39Chapter 39: Kendrick Kingsley’s Cold Calculation
79Chapter 79: The Weight Lifted from Hayes’s Shoulders
40Chapter 40: The Question of the Heir Apparent
80Chapter 80: A Future Forged Beyond London's Strictures
