A living doll within the House, Charlotte is a symbol of power over others that her masters like to trot out for foreign guests. But when one of those guests touches her in a way she cannot accept, her reaction breaks open the illusions she'd built to avoid trouble. And shows her just how much she'd fallen in love with the eldest son of the House, one of the enemy. When she decides to escape, she learns the truth about him as well, and just how much he's willing to sacrifice to help her.