Catherine de Medici got married to her first husband in abstentia, meaning that there was a stand-in for him for the ceremony and then they went into the bedroom and rubbed their legs together to consummate the marriage in absentia.
Tragedy strikes when Selene’s parents pass away, and her family loses everything. With no other option at her disposal, she works multiple jobs to provide for her siblings. Luckily an opportunity for financial security arises; all she must do is marry the duchess’s son, Armand, and produce an heir. But the home situation Selene enters is complex, and Armand, once a great commander, is housebound with a mysterious condition. She’s determined to find the root of his illness, but she might drudge up some skeletons in the closet instead...
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