For two years, Katherine Marks was the companion of the Hathaway sisters - a worthy position, with one drawback. Her charges' older brother, Leo Hathaway, is absolutely unbearable. Kat has no idea that their constant quarrels conceal mutual sympathy. But when one of them ends in a sudden kiss, she is simply shocked by her answer - and even more so by Leo's proposal to enter into a scandalous affair with him. Leo must marry within a year and produce an heir to save the family estate. Behind Katherine's respectable manners lies a secret that could destroy her. But Leo is intrigued by Kat, despite his intention not to fall in love again. The danger from which Catherine is fleeing threatens to separate them if the lovers do not find a way to dispel the darkness and admit their feelings. Translation carried out on the website Worked on the translation: book lover, Gossamer , Elfni, Lark, katusha, Zirochka, Barukka, Veseya, Janina, KattyK, vetter, Karmenn, Marigold, Lovepolly, Fairytale, JolieBeta-reading, proofreading: Moskvichka, Nara, FräuleinThe text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.