Miss Adeline Cunnington arrives at the sprawling estate expecting rigid lessons and quiet nights, but the brooding Master demands a far more visceral education. Beneath the weight of his unyielding gaze, her starched collars feel like a noose until his heavy palm delivers the searing correction she secretly craves. She must submit to his darkest whims or be consumed by the forbidden fire burning through her velvet skirts, trading her dignity for his devastating touch.
