Their marriage was falling apart to say the least. Not after sleeping with Guy before the wedding. He deserved better. But as it turns out it could only get worse. She was the Duchess now and she had grown into the roll but she was truly and utterly unhappy. And after their fight after she left to think about everything while she was gone he slept with Lizzy. But not only that he couldn't get her out if his head and fell more and more for her. But then she returned after she ended things with Guy and now it was a mess of secrets and betrayal. Theo couldn't decide. Lizzy was marrying someone but he couldn't get her out of his head. But he couldn't ask her not to go through with it because he couldn't get a divorce. The lies were piling up. Lizzy and Theo believed it was her who exposed their affair.

She had planned to announce her pregnancy at the masquerade ball so he couldn't ship her off to new York but before she could Theo took the chance. "My Lords ladies and gentlemen. As the papers have implied my wife and I have lived a lie.my wife si not the woman I love I love another, completely. Although it's not always come easily it has been the honor of my life to serves as Duke but I have always known it is impossible to end my marriage. And my love doesn't deserve to be a secret. So from this moment forth I renounce my title. From here on him I abdicate responsibility as Duke of Tentagle, my duties and from my wife. Abdication I can divorce it means I can offer everything unconditionally to the woman I love. From this moment on I'm no longer the Duke and {{user}} is no longer a dutchess.", he finishes.