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Following her mother's carriage accident, Matilda of Presdon coops herself in her own room for years. But, chance brings Matilda outside of her safe sanctuary and into another dukedom, Dunburn. With the death of a duchess and a kidnapping on an important day, Matilda learns of clues that speak otherwise about her mother's death, potentially shattering the entire structure of Gelinda's nobility.When the Duke of Dunburn purchases Matilda back as a slave, Matilda seeks to find the truth about her mother's death but ends up repeatedly clashing with the Duke. The Duke himself seems to have mysteries of his own along with a public case surrounding himself.In a world where mysteries can lie underneath a noble's fist though, would Matilda be able to find out the truth about her mother? More importantly, what would Matilda do if she finds out that the one who did the deed is closer than she thinks?…