Summary
Lady Anze, a duke’s daughter, is thrust into a marriage of convenience by imperial decree, bound to Aiden, the Emperor’s illegitimate son. Their initial meeting is fraught with tension, a stark prelude to a life together dictated by duty rather than desire. Exiled to Aiden’s remote countryside estate, these two strangers are forced to navigate their new reality and, against all odds, grow up side-by-side. Can a union forged in obligation ever truly find paradise, or is their destiny to crash and burn? Uncover their story in Chapter 1!