
Reborn from a modern life into a gilded palace, Shian Song never expected love to arrive cleanly. Political marriages, concubines, and the calculus of power made her learn survival—but never gave her a single person who loved only her. When Marcus Song arranges Shian’s marriage to the formidable Marquis Vincent Beach, she accepts a bargain that secures her brother’s throne but ensures her heart will be shared. Two decades later she raises a daughter, plays the part of the perfect wife, and carries a shameful secret: she still wants the one thing she cannot have. Vincent is earnest, brilliant, and loyal—so much so that when Shian calls him “disgusting” he decides to prove her wrong. He dismantles courtiers’ expectations, humbles himself to win her gaze, and even sacrifices years of his life on the battlefield. As Shian watches the man she scorned become the only person willing to stake everything on their marriage, she must choose: keep the distance of dignity or finally accept the messy, redeeming truth of devotion. A second-chance historical drama with sharp political gambits, public humiliation and payback, slow-burn redemption, protective motherhood, and one man’s unshakable vow.

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