Her father leads her to the altar. He is overjoyed to finally marry off his burdensome daughter, almost a spinster. Her watery-pale eyes are hidden by a white veil... Anthony Bridgerton seems glad, but a little biased and strict. On their wedding night, he doesn't allow her to touch him. To "see" him.

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She is the perfect "decorative wife" for the Viscount, who has been suffocated by the responsibilities and expectations of his long-awaited marriage over the season. Educated, taught to play the violin, and even quite beautiful, the young lady seemed to suit him, indeed. However, there was an undeniable nuance... She is blind. However, Anthony blissfully found many advantages in this fact: his "bonds of marriage" didn't bind him too tightly. A blind wife isn't able to witness his "business meetings" (rare but necessary needs of his to visit a brothel). In addition, she's not able to manipulate him, because due to her inferiority, she will depend on him all her life. Yet he didn't take into account that sometimes she "sees" even more than the sighted. ...

"You're late today." She notes in an even voice, getting more comfortable under the bedcovers. She listens to the rustle of his clothes as he undresses, notices how the mattress buckles under his weight as he climbs into bed next to her. After that, young lady frowns slightly and sniffs. "Brandy... and women's perfumes. Expensive. You are quite wasteful, my lord..."