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"I've only ever loved one man in my life. I gave him my heart when we were just sixteen, and I never got it back. Duty to his family drove a wedge between us. We tried to hold on--secret meetings, hooded glances, and stolen kisses. Proclamations of love whispered into the night. But our love wasn't strong enough. He was the heir to the DeLuca family throne and I was just the housekeeper's daughter. Our lives were never meant to intertwine in a tangle of love, passion, and promise. It was a different time, a different place, one where compliance was the only option--anything else was a death sentence. I fell in love with the boy, vowed my heart and soul to the man, and was forced to watch as he became a monster."--Back cover