In Santenar, privilege and poverty are worlds apart. Prince Lysander has spent his life unable to endure a woman's touch, until one mysterious night with Martha, a girl from the streets, changes everything. She vanishes before dawn with his ring, leaving him unaware of the bond between them. Later, after the court learns he cannot father a child, a baby is left at the palace bearing both the royal mark and Lysander's signet. Desperate to escape a ruthless creditor, Martha takes work nursing the infant. She alone can calm the child, and she is the only woman Lysander can bear near him. As desire turns into devotion, a hidden past threatens to expose the mother of the prince's only son.
