•When she must marry to save the reputation of her family, a young woman finds herself suffering at the expense of her blinded heart• * "She could feel his eyes upon her, learning her, understanding her. These days, she wasn't unused to the feeling of it. The heat spreading across her skin, the near loss of balance in her feet. Nor could she hide from herself that she enjoyed the feeling, revelled in the feeling. She wanted him to watch her, to need to look at her. But now, she wanted more from him, more of him. She needed to be untethered, free from the ties of gravity, with only him to hold on to. She craved it. But all the while, she knew her foolishness, her irresponsibility. For there was no young woman in this court that hadn't stolen his eyes. To him she was new, interesting; a plaything. But that didn't make her need for him any less".