Lion Black. A cruel tyrant. A greedy noble. A dark beast. This is the man Isabella must marry if she is to be free of the contract binding her. In disguise as his fiancée, Violet Lancaster, she must maintain the ruse for an entire year. But, as time goes on, it's clear that Isabella isn't the only one putting on an act. Where she expected a monster, Lion is only a man. A man who's kinder than he seems—a man whose true face reveals shades of someone once truly precious to Isabella...