Lord Blackwood Is Responsible for the Maid’s Death

Bella, a fallen noblewoman, infiltrates the Duke of Blackwood’s estate as a maid to retrieve her late mother’s music box before ending her life. When William, the dangerous young duke known as the “Grim Reaper,” discovers her, she proposes becoming his lover in exchange for her cooperation. What begins as a calculated arrangement soon becomes complicated as William finds himself falling for the very woman he intends to kill.