Choosing Love Over Empire

Thrown together by a desperate twist of fate, Caroline attached herself to Charles, an heir battling a mysterious poison. From a mutually suspicious alliance, their bond deepened through shared peril and courtly intrigue. Drawing on her late mother's extraordinary knowledge, Caroline forged her own path. When a treasonous plot linked her past to his affliction, they united against a common foe. Charles chose love over power, and under a canopy of fireworks, pledged himself to the woman who had won both her freedom and his heart, promising a lifetime together.