Thanks to Deborah’s machinations, Abigail, who was working to prove Aldous’s innocence in the case of Aisha’s murder, is arrested by the Royal Military Police. With a trial close at hand, Abigail’s enemies prepare to use shady tactics to take her down, and a fate mirroring Scarlett’s ten years ago looms over the duchess. But all is not lost– for the women Abigail saved are ready to do whatever it takes to rescue their benefactor. After all, in the hands of the cunning, beauty is its own weapon.
