Tamed

Young Master Dominic Vance has found life rather dull lately. At school, the household maid Genevieve Hart is known as a proud beauty, unattainable and coolly reserved, yet the moment she returns home, she transforms into the picture of a demure and dutiful servant. None of their classmates know the true nature of their relationship, and he takes great pleasure in watching her put on an act in public. Was tonight’s encounter in the courtyard a mere accident, or was that bowl of soup splashed across his clothes part of his deliberate scheme? Only Dominic himself knows the answer. Leaning lazily against the veranda, he watches Genevieve kneeling at his feet, trembling, and a cold, faint smile curls at the corner of his lips. He knows every one of her weaknesses. He sees through the fears she keeps buried and the secret hopes she dares not name. This game of master and servant — he holds all the cards.