Lady Of The Night

*NO RAPE* ~A wealthy widow who dislikes physical intimacy. A mysterious duke who only appears in the dark~ Laila is a widow with a target on her back. Her husband left a fortune, but in a world ruled by men, wealth without a protector is a death sentence. To secure her inheritance and protect her young ward, Daisy, she needs a husband who is powerful, wealthy and most importantly absent. Enter the Duke Of Gaston, Augustine Ashborne. A man whispered about in the darkest corners of the ton. He agrees to her business arrangement, but with three terrifying conditions: >He will only visit at night. >She must never look at his face in the light. >And the ‘no intimacy’, clause she begged for? Pushed aside like a thin veil. As Laila surrender to his cold touch, she realizes she wasn’t just married to a protector but a monster she has invited into her bed.