“A scoundrel, a seducer, a demon in the form of a man”—that’s what people whispered about the scandalous gambling club owner Drake Wilder. And when this “demon” led the pure and beautiful Alicia Pemberton to the wedding altar, everyone sincerely sympathized with the girl who sacrificed herself to a notorious monster to save her family! But is Drake a monster? Perhaps, under the mask of a cynical scoundrel, there is simply a man who is cruel to fate, capable of loving a woman with all his heart and bringing her the gift of happiness of true passion?..