Prologue only. Being prepared for publication. A fateful fall from a balcony at the Netherfield Ball disrupts the fledgling romance between Lizzy and Darcy. When Mrs Bennet arrives home to discover her husband has passed away, she demands Mr Darcy marry her compromised daughter. How will the Bennet ladies survive after they are dispossessed by the entail?

Mr. Darcy suffered from a tragic past to become richer, harsher and more worldly; having grown up as a tomboy, Elizabeth has a harder time seeing herself as the beautiful woman she's become. The story takes place in a darker P&P world. Rated M for explicit sexual content and references to nonconsensual sex. Adult audiences only. AU and HEA.

Ch 1-5 1st 4 chpters & epilogue of the fanfic Via Luton, now published, wherein Darcy's proposal is immeasurably worse than JA's original. Ch 6 onwards, NEW THREAD, Ruth's story, in which Darcy's chėre amie, Genette, returns to Yorkshire to turn over a new leaf and encounters the sad Colonel Brandon.