She fled a scandal—and entered a house where obedience is everything.

Isobel thought Cavendelle would be her quiet exile. But the estate is no ordinary refuge. It is ruled by men of power and patience—Black men who require discipline, demand submission, and reward obedience in ways she never imagined.

Alone, she might have withstood it. But under their gaze—and beneath their touch—Isobel's pride begins to crumble.

This is not a love story. It is a surrender.