Young Alice is forced to live with her unloved husband. But very soon she will break these ties and marry her chosen one, Yardley, a childhood friend. Yardley should just... buy Alice at auction: that's the custom in these parts. But on the day of the auction, Yardley disappears somewhere, and Alice is bought by a handsome young man, Duke Marcus... The noble man wants to let the girl go, but Alice realizes that she has already fallen in love... Every day she and the Duke are getting closer. After a hot night filled with passion, Alice realizes that she cannot live without this man. But why does the Duke stubbornly hide his feelings? After all, his touch spoke of something completely different...