I was summoned, an illegitimate child, to fill the void left by the deceased Northern Grand Duke. There, I found my new stepmother, a woman who had become a widow without ever seeing her husband's face. I thought anything would be better than my life as a back-alley rat. "Sigh, commoners should just sit still and drink the cocoa I serve them!" That mother of mine was too adorable. *Click on the cover for a slightly more "ohohoho" version.