Summary
Once, Princess Rowena was the brightest star, the beloved jewel of the Bennett Empire. But her radiant world shattered at fifteen when a false accusation of murder stripped her of everything, casting her into five years of desolate suffering. Now, a chilling summons arrives from Finlay, the formidable ‘Ice Emperor’ of the rival Osborne nation—a man who seized his throne through blood and betrayal. He offers her refuge, but is it a sanctuary or another gilded cage? Though their childhood memories whisper of a bond like siblings, the chasm of their pasts, Rowena’s lingering pain, and Finlay’s hands, stained with sin, keep them apart. As the gears of their intertwined destinies begin to turn once more, can love bloom amidst the shadows of betrayal and a frozen empire? Unravel their complex history and dive into the first chapter now!