1Chapter 1: The Quiet Halls of Glenmire
41Chapter 41: The Eve of the Great Sacrifice
2Chapter 2: A Tutor's Humble Station
42Chapter 42: Bound by Law-Lineage-and Lust
3Chapter 3: Beneath the High Collar of Propriety
43Chapter 43: The Heavy Shadow of the Ducal Crown
4Chapter 4: The Shadow of His Royal Highness
44Chapter 44: A Groom Most Demanding and Stern
5Chapter 5: A Gaze Most Predatory
45Chapter 45: The Heavy Velvet of the Bridal Veil
6Chapter 6: The Duke's Unyielding Will
46Chapter 46: The Scent of White Lilies and Raw Fear
7Chapter 7: A Lesson in Silence and Service
47Chapter 47: The Walk Toward the Altar of Glenmire
8Chapter 8: The Scent of Old Parchment and Power
48Chapter 48: A Vow Given in a Breathless Whisper
9Chapter 9: Taraji Gonzalez and the Weight of Scorn
49Chapter 49: The Master of the House Claims His Prize
10Chapter 10: The Secret Ruin of the Johnson Name
50Chapter 50: The Wedding Feast of False Smiles
11Chapter 11: A Debt Beyond Any Common Measure
51Chapter 51: A Dance with His Dominant Royal Highness
12Chapter 12: The Summons to the Ducal Library
52Chapter 52: The Jealousy of the Discarded-Taraji Gonzalez
13Chapter 13: Trembling Before the Sovereign Master
53Chapter 53: The Duke's Possession Publicly Declared
14Chapter 14: A Proposal of Dark and Heavy Intent
54Chapter 54: The Final Departure for the Bedchamber
15Chapter 15: The Gilded Trap is Set
55Chapter 55: The Iron Grip of Ducal Tradition
16Chapter 16: Adrian Jones Delivers the Cruel News
56Chapter 56: The Unbinding of the Corset-Laces
17Chapter 17: The Reluctant Consent of Nia Johnson
57Chapter 57: A Trembling Heart in the Flickering Candlelight
18Chapter 18: A Mother's Despair-The Tears of Amelia Houston
58Chapter 58: The Overwhelming Might of Denzel Hayes
19Chapter 19: From Simple Commoner to the Chosen One
59Chapter 59: Stripped of the Tutor's Modesty
20Chapter 20: The First Fitting of the Bridal Silk
60Chapter 60: The First Touch of Royal Hands
21Chapter 21: Cinched Into Absolute Submission
61Chapter 61: The Virgin's Altar in the Great Room
22Chapter 22: The Breathless Constraint of the Stay-Lace
62Chapter 62: A Demand for Total and Absolute Obedience
23Chapter 23: Whispers in the Drawing Room of Glenmire
63Chapter 63: The Breaking of the Shy Spirit
24Chapter 24: The Haughty Glance of Elowen Kensington
64Chapter 64: Under the Physical Weight of the Duke
25Chapter 25: A Jewel for the Duke's Private Property
65Chapter 65: The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Deflowering
26Chapter 26: The Cold Stones of the Ancestral Estate
66Chapter 66: A Cry Within the Cold Stone Walls
27Chapter 27: Jackson Moore and the Carriage of State
67Chapter 67: The Red Stain on the Ducal Linen
28Chapter 28: A Waltz of Requirement and Dread
68Chapter 68: Claimed Completely by the Royal Master
29Chapter 29: The Duke's Hand Upon Her Narrow Waist
69Chapter 69: The Morning After the Great Surrender
30Chapter 30: The Bitter Tongue of Taraji Gonzalez
70Chapter 70: A Duchess Born of Shame and Silk
31Chapter 31: Etiquette for a Rising Royal Duchess
71Chapter 71: The New Mistress of the Glenmire Estate
32Chapter 32: The Stern Counsel of Adrian Jones
72Chapter 72: Taraji Gonzalez Bows Her Haughty Head
33Chapter 33: A Virgin's Dread of the Marriage Bed
73Chapter 73: The Protection of the Sovereign Husband
34Chapter 34: The Fragility of Nia Johnson Observed
74Chapter 74: A Hidden Passion Ignited in the Dark
35Chapter 35: Under the Duke's Absolute Authority
75Chapter 75: The Duty of the Royal Womb
36Chapter 36: The Scandal of the Victorian Ton
76Chapter 76: Adrian Jones Confirms the Public Success
37Chapter 37: Seraphine Winchester's False Sympathy
77Chapter 77: The Softening of the Reluctant Bride
38Chapter 38: A Lesson in Stifling Royal Protocol
78Chapter 78: Owned by the Duke of Glenmire
39Chapter 39: The Caging of the Humble Songbird
79Chapter 79: The Throne of Gold-Velvet-and Bone
40Chapter 40: His Royal Eye Upon the Shivering Tutor
80Chapter 80: The Eternal Reign of Denzel and Nia
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