Bryant Wooldridge has returned to Braxden from the territory, eager to take his place in society. While his mother hopes he will find a wife this season, his sights are on reform, particularly of the very society that made his best friend an outcast.

Days after his debut, tragedy strikes, sending the Ton into panic. When that threat looms over the head of Olivia Mosstyn, a woman he despises, he feels within himself an urge to protect her. Naturally, that tug he feels is caution, and not affection. Obviously.