THE DUKE RETURNED UNANNOUNCED—ONLY TO FIND A YOUNG WIDOW AND CHILD IN HIS ESTATE

SHE TRIED TO LET GO—BUT THE DUKE WHISPERED, “TOO LATE THEY WERE ALREADY WATCHING

RUNNING FOR HER LIFE, SHE HID IN A STRANGER'S CARRIAGE—NOT KNOWING HE WAS A DUKE WHO'D KEEP HER SAFE

SHE WAS STRANDED IN A SNOWSTORM BUT ENDED UP AT THE IRON DUKE'S ESTATE NOW HE WONT LET HER GO

SHE WAS SOLD AS LADY'S COMPANION TO PAY HER FATHER'S DEBTS... BUT WITH THE DUKE SHE FOUND FREEDOM

"JUST ENDURE!" HER MOTHER WARNED. THE DUKE'S RESPONSE SHOCKED HER

TAKE THE BEAUTIFUL ONE,” HER FATHER OFFERED THE DUKE—BUT HE CHOSE THE REJECTED SISTER NO ONE SAW

HER STEPMOTHER SLAPPED HER AT THE GARDEN PARTY... THE DUKE CAUGHT HER WRIST AND MURMURED

"SHE FLIRTED WITH HIS BROTHER, SO THE DUKE CLAIMED HER"

SHE WAS HAVING TEA ALONE—WHEN THE DUKE’S MOTHER WHISPERED IN PANIC “PRETEND YOU’RE MY SON’S FIANCÉE

THE REGENCY DUKE DESPERATELY PROPOSES TO HER - "I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK!" HE WAS DOOMED