Summary
Sylvia’s life has been a relentless chain of misfortune: abandoned by her husband, sold into slavery by her own father, and now bound to a cruel master. Freedom is a distant dream, a word she barely remembers. But when she stumbles upon a gravely injured stranger in the desolate woods, something shifts within her. Despite his fierce hostility and the chasm of language between them, Sylvia’s compassionate spirit compels her to act. She risks everything to nurse him back to health, harboring him as her dangerous secret, determined to save him from a fate worse than her own. Little does she know, this mysterious man is no ordinary wanderer—he is a powerful prince, and her act of kindness will lead to her own abduction, whisked away to become his bride! Thrust into an opulent yet terrifying new world, Sylvia must confront the ultimate paradox: can love truly be her liberation, or is it merely another gilded cage? Discover her fate in Chapter 1!