Nata.lie Vance, the +]dau+:ghter of a wealthy ! \t`;[ycoo^n;+@, is forced to[
ma+]rr :=y (t \he po]^werful Edward Sterl!ing\,. Because her husband is inf-,?erti%(=l=:e;], she is _%forced to h*a$ve sex(  /=/ with Seb#`(astian Reed, a male , compa;)nion hi((\]red by her husba\? nd, i^ n ,order to c)ont] (i#(nu/;@e the_ fami`ly-; line. In[;[itially deeply hu/mi=liated,$ N\+:]a$ tali[e /_:grad ,#ual)$ly d.e(velops genuine feelings under Sebastia\\n’s ^;[gentle pr _
otection. Th$e two jo/in forces to collect e#videnc$;.%e of the Sterl ing: family’s (= ?crimes against the!, Vance Group. A`]`t a chari# ty gala, Natal[$ie/^! p!ublicly !@ e(xp,% #oses h:? er -husband’s# #brut]$)ality a[_nd!,+ conspi^ racy. She ul+timately succeeds in divorcing him an*% d b# ?egins a new life with Sebas$[ tian, compl)eting her pow@er :transformati+on fr;$^o;,m a ._puppet o,@!f; a wealt= .h^y ^! family i[]nto an indepen,d/ent ^
;woman.