She married a prince, only to be sacrificed for his royal duty.
Natalie believed her quiet love could survive the pressure of Elden Hall. But as a commoner, she is banned from the state ceremonies, left to work in the muddy soil of the palace vineyards. Instead, ancient protocol demands a royal stand by Prince Henrik’s side.
Enter Lady Beatrice.
A high-born royal duchess, Beatrice uses these mandatory ceremonies to push Natalie into the shadows. Henrik, lost in the rigid equations of dynastic duty, allows Beatrice to take his wife’s place at his side, blind to the slow fracturing of his marriage.
Until Natalie walks away, leaving her tools in the dirt and disappearing to her windswept northern cliffs.
Determined to win back the woman he loves, Henrik will strip away his title and tear down his cold world.
He will lift earth and stone to rebuild what his neglect destroyed, proving he is willing to construct a new foundation from the ground up in an epic grovel.
