Absolute Devotion

The Lockwood family is rich enough that a bride can be produced for it on short notice, and its heir Sebastian is believed to be crippled and unable to walk. Madeline Hastings, who has lost contact with her mother and is estranged from her father, is kidnapped and put in her sister's place at the wedding. Her plan is to play the part, settle what she needs to settle, and leave. Sebastian does not let her go. After the marriage everything Madeline attempts goes smoothly, and she puts it down to luck finally turning. Sebastian is the one arranging it, backing her and indulging her without telling her. The disability is a screen. He has been protecting her since the first day, through the schemes of the people around the Lockwood family and the family's own secrets, and he is far more powerful than the man he pretends to be.