1Chapter 1: The Return of the Duke to Strathmore
41Chapter 41: A Cry in the Night
2Chapter 2: A Scullery Maid's Morning Prayer
42Chapter 42: The Duke's Protective Fire
3Chapter 3: The Shadow of Garth Fitzgerald
43Chapter 43: Cassian Ross's Sinister Intent
4Chapter 4: Ash and Embers in the Library
44Chapter 44: Found Weeping in the Shadows
5Chapter 5: The Gaze That Bound Her
45Chapter 45: The Lion and the Lamb
6Chapter 6: Beneath the Weight of Ancestral Stone
46Chapter 46: Spirited Away to the Secluded Wing
7Chapter 7: A Shiver in the Scullery
47Chapter 47: Behind Locked Oak Doors
8Chapter 8: The Duke's Dark Command
48Chapter 48: The Master of Every Breath
9Chapter 9: A Maid Summoned to the Master
49Chapter 49: A Scullery Maid in the Duke's Bedchamber
10Chapter 10: The Trembling Hands of Avery Jennings
50Chapter 50: The Weight of the Strathmore Name
11Chapter 11: Mahogany, Leather, and Sin
51Chapter 51: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Final Plea
12Chapter 12: The Tightness of the Victorian Corset
52Chapter 52: A Breach of Proper Propriety
13Chapter 13: A Master's Unspoken Will
53Chapter 53: The Predator's Patient Claim
14Chapter 14: Florence Cline's Sharp Observation
54Chapter 54: Preparation for the Grand Ball
15Chapter 15: Forbidden Service at the Private Table
55Chapter 55: A Scullery Maid Dressed in Secret
16Chapter 16: The Scent of Lavender and Fear
56Chapter 56: The Grand Staircase of Strathmore
17Chapter 17: A Duke's Hand Upon the Silk
57Chapter 57: Diamonds Upon a Commoner's Throat
18Chapter 18: The Narrow Corridors of Desire
58Chapter 58: The Duke's Defiant Waltz
19Chapter 19: Breathless in the Presence of Royalty
59Chapter 59: A Scandal Whispered Behind Fans
20Chapter 20: The First Blush of Scandal
60Chapter 60: The Haughty Glare of the Elite
21Chapter 21: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Warning
61Chapter 61: Escaping to the Gallery
22Chapter 22: A Peer's Right to Command
62Chapter 62: The Scent of Rain and Roses
23Chapter 23: The Silver Tray and the Shaking Girl
63Chapter 63: Garth's Possessive Vow
24Chapter 24: Garth's Iron Will
64Chapter 64: The Final Surrender of the Heart
25Chapter 25: Lessons in Absolute Obedience
65Chapter 65: Beneath the Silks and Shadows
26Chapter 26: The Scullery Maid's Secret Longing
66Chapter 66: The Deflowering of the Innocent
27Chapter 27: Beneath the Heavy Wool
67Chapter 67: A Maidenhood Stolen by the Crown
28Chapter 28: The Arrival of Cassian Ross
68Chapter 68: The Breaking of the Bud
29Chapter 29: A Serpent in the Drawing Room
69Chapter 69: Blood and Velvet in the Dark
30Chapter 30: The Cruelty of a Rival's Smile
70Chapter 70: The Duke's Absolute Reward
31Chapter 31: Shadows in the Rose Garden
71Chapter 71: The Dawn of a New Station
32Chapter 32: The Duke's Growing Hunger
72Chapter 72: Florence Cline's Final Judgment
33Chapter 33: A Brush of Velvet Against Skin
73Chapter 73: The Ruin of Cassian Ross
34Chapter 34: The Etiquette of the Master
74Chapter 74: A Commoner Stolen by Marriage
35Chapter 35: The Price of a Virgin's Silence
75Chapter 75: The Master of the Manor's Will
36Chapter 36: Kneeling at the Duke's Feet
76Chapter 76: Defying the Laws of the Land
37Chapter 37: A Sanctuary of Dust and Light
77Chapter 77: From Scullery to Sovereign Consort
38Chapter 38: The Terror of the Ton
78Chapter 78: The Eternal Master of Avery Jennings
39Chapter 39: To Serve a Sovereign Lord
79Chapter 79: The Scandal That Shook the Empire
40Chapter 40: The Lacing of the Stays
80Chapter 80: The Submissive Queen of Strathmore
