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A story made of vows, duty, old debts, and the quiet war between mercy and guilt.
In the Gaunt family, secrecy is an heirloom — and no secret stays buried for long.
When they discover Dominique Novell’s link to ancient magic, they decide to bind her to their bloodline. A marriage is arranged and for Dominique, the choice is no choice at all. The Gaunts hold leverage – omniscient of Sebastian’s sin. To protect him, she signs her name.
Now bound by law and silence, she must navigate a marriage written in clauses and consequence — one that blurs the boundary between protection and possession, mercy and guilt, duty and love.Sub rosa — Neo-Latin for “under the rose.”
A post-classical expression meaning in secrecy or confidentially; derived from the ancient custom of hanging a rose above a meeting table to signify that everything spoken beneath it was to remain private.