Reborn to Protect

Mona Willow has long held the trust of the Marquis family's elderly madam, and that trust becomes a weapon against Ann Barns, who is cast out and sent toward ruin. Years later, the story turns on a second chance: reborn, Ann sets out to shield Sheng Ann from the forces that brought her family down. Each step of her return pits old loyalties against new resolve inside a household where every alliance can shift.