Once upon a time, Earl Ashby was the most inveterate rake of London - a reveler, a merry fellow. But now his face is covered with scars, and his soul is embittered by the horrors of war, and he voluntarily imprisoned himself on his estate. Young Isabelle Aubrey boldly violates the solitude of the count and, exactly a ray of sunshine illuminates his whole life. But soon she will have to break the heart of her beloved, because Isabelle must become the wife of another... If she stays with Ashby, it means she will ruin her reputation forever. If she leaves, she will finally kill him. The choice will not be easy. ..