One rule. One year. One love neither of them saw coming.
Abena Owusu is a rising star in British royal photography and the daughter of a high-ranking Ashanti Chief. Once betrothed to the Ashanti king, she thought she had escaped the fate of being a pawn in her father's ambitions-until he calls her back to Ghana with a new, more dangerous scheme. This time, her beauty and lineage are not just currency for his greed but a bargaining chip to pay off a deadly debt.Desperate to escape her father's grasp, Abena devises a bold plan: a fake marriage to the newly crowned Ashanti prince, Senya T'ogbe-a childhood friend turned reluctant royal. Isolated due to his Ewe heritage and a man who has always shunned the spotlight, Senya has no desire to step into the center of Ashanti politics. But when the stunning and persuasive Abena asks for his help, he can't refuse-because secretly, he's loved her for years.
Her terms are clear: one year, a quiet divorce, and absolutely no falling in love. But Senya has his own unspoken rule-he has no intention of ever letting her go.
As they navigate the treacherous world of royal alliances, blood feuds, and simmering desire, their carefully drawn boundaries begin to blur. With danger closing in and their hearts on the line, Abena and Senya must ask themselves: is love worth the risk when everything-including their lives-hangs in the balance?