Elegant Aubrey

Aubrey Sandalwood, once an escaped s*ave, found herself on an unfamiliar island with a singular purpose: to reinvent herself as the epitome of refinement, burying the shadows of her past. Yet, at the grand party she had eagerly awaited, fate intervened. She came face-to-face with the one person she never imagined seeing again. “Take me with you,” pleaded a younger Aubrey. He was the boy who had saved her life on that forsaken island—the only soul who knew the truth of her origins. Now, standing before her as a man, he held the power to unravel everything she had built. “Please… don’t tell anyone,” she whispered, desperation lacing her words. “And if I stay silent, what will I gain in return?” he countered. The price for taking her hand and fleeing with her all those years ago was one he had always intended to claim. Thus began a relationship steeped in tension and bitterness. As the illegitimate son of the Duke of Carnus, he had been thrust into the role of a stand-in for the ailing heir. Despite this, he had carved out a reputation as a shrewd and relentless businessman. His success, achieved through any means necessary, made him an indomitable force. “I need you to disappear,” he demanded coldly. “……” “You’re nothing but a hindrance.” True to his word, Aubrey vanished—precisely when he least desired her absence.