Ten years ago, young Edmund saved orphan Molly from the stake. Ten years later, Marquess Edmund Ashford is crippled after a fall, betrayed by his uncle and the Second Prince, and publicly rejected by his fiancée. Amid the mockery, Molly, a lowborn maid, offers to marry the fallen marquess and shares his imprisonment. Through suspicion and trials, she protects him with her life, and he regains his edge. Together with the Crown Prince, they crush the rebels, rescue Molly from the stake, and reclaim his title and honor. Without a glass slipper, they grow a rose from ashes and find their happy ending.
