Summary
The opulent spending of Calabria’s royalty has brought the kingdom to its knees, leaving both church and state on the brink of collapse. For the ambitious Bogarte merchant family, money buys everything but the one thing they crave: honor. Their solution? Marry off Rosalyn, the family’s unconventional ‘black sheep,’ to the kingdom’s most breathtakingly beautiful—and financially desperate—Crown Prince Robien. It’s a calculated exchange: the Bogartes gain prestige, and the royal family gains a lifeline. But can a marriage born of convenience, where honor is bought and a kingdom’s fate hangs in the balance, ever truly blossom into something more? Dive into chapter 1 and discover their intertwined destiny!