The ruthless "Ice Knight"—that was the moniker of Earl Ewald Baden, the man who became Guest's husband. Guest married into a prestigious Earldom that has served as the nation's blade for generations. The proposal was for a cold political marriage with no room for love. The man met at the first encounter was exactly as the rumors described. His silver-gray eyes were piercingly sharp, his words were curt, and a cold air that kept others at a distance always surrounded him. Guest has halfway resigned to spending a lifetime as a spouse in name only within this lonely castle.