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Cassandra Spencer stood alone at the edge of the dance floor, her hopes of securing a partner long since withered and faded from years of neglect. On top of everything else, she was considered a spinsteraa fitting end to her attempts at husband hunting. She had failed as a debutante; her light brown hair and faded green eyes were no match for all the glittering diamonds that were in abundance here in town. Yet it was those features that garnered his interest. In a world controlled by power, money, and beauty, it was nice to find a real friend. Mathias William Montgomery, fifth Earl of Ashbourne and the epitome of perfection, filled that place for several years. But it wasnat until this yearaone in which scandal, rumor, and secrets threatened to bring both families downathat their friendship was put to the test.