Set in 1700s Paris Angelica was given to Frederic as a union between the two families. Frederic marries her out of obligation to his duties as heir to the Dukedom of Wellington palace. A marriage of convenience is formed between two of them. Angelica's freedom is taken from her even before she gets it,stuck in a loveless relationship where she's treated as a furniture. But everything changes when she meets someone at a soiree she's forced to attend. In a world, an era where divorce was illegal. Leaving the marriage is nearly impossible. Marriage was binding beyond emotion or reason. A wife could not simply leave. Separation was scandal, and divorce nearly unthinkable. Only widows were free.