Once Upon A Rainy Eve

{AU} He was a jaded rake who pretended to be a reckless, manipulating rogue. She was a passionate woman with a flawless exterior rendered worthless by a broken engagement. But when she knocks on his door, one rainy eve with a deal that is ruination itself, he agrees to be chivalrous, for once. Even if he has to battle his desires, a lonely past, thieves, royal dukes and love.