The Duke's Spanking Rules She arrived desperate to save her ancestral home, willing to accept any terms. He offered salvation wrapped in strict discipline and unspoken desire. Arthur does not negotiate. He disciplines. Within their first private encounter, he establishes absolute rules: obedience, discretion, and submission to his dominant hand, even in public. Especially in public. As they navigate high society together, their public facade of propriety masks a searing private arrangement.