Lord Silas Thorne is a terrifying master, known as the ghost of Greystone. Scarred and solitary, the Magistrate rules his crumbling estate with icy resolve. When Lysandra Croft, fleeing debtors' prison, takes a position as a scullery maid, she is warned never to approach the Master's forbidden wing.
But Lysandra's fearless spirit and secret kindness pierce Silas's armor. He claims her, body and soul ("You are mine"), locking her in his chambers to become his personal servant and clandestine lover. When her scandalous past is exposed, she sacrifices herself and flees.
But Silas refuses to let her go. He hunts her down and, in the ruins of his besieged estate, forces her to choose: marry him and face society's scorn together, or lose her forever. A dark vow of lifelong ownership and passion that defies every rule of decency and station.
