The beautiful twins Delia and Cassandra Effington were considered the most brilliant debutantes in London, until Delia suddenly left high society... Now she, living as a recluse, is in mortal danger! But who wants to kill her and for what? This is known only to the aristocratic adventurer Viscount St. Stephens - a man who loves Delia secretly, but so devotedly and passionately that he is even ready to play the role of a servant to save her...