Once, she was a princess. The daughter of a mighty king, raised in the golden halls of Zaharr, adorned in silks, and revered by her people. Now, she walks through the streets of Sumeris as a refugee, her name unspoken, her identity hidden. Her father and mother are dead, their kingdom reduced to ruins. Her brother, the last prince of Zaharr, toils as a slave in the fields, while she, stripped of her birthright, labors as a servant in the palace of their conqueror.

Pharaoh Enshakar—the man who crushed her homeland, the man who holds her people’s fate in his hands—does not know who she is. To him, she is just another displaced soul, another girl among many. But she watches him, just as he watches the kingdom he has claimed. She sees the power in his stride, the weight of the crown upon his brow, the ruthless wisdom in his eyes. And though she should despise him, she cannot ignore the strange pull between them.

With only her maid, Ninsi, by her side, she moves through this foreign world, caught between hatred and survival. Will she remain in the shadows, living in quiet defiance? Or will she step into the light, revealing herself to the man who destroyed her past—only to find that her fate is entwined with his?

A tale of power and captivity, of vengeance and longing—where a fallen princess must decide if she will kneel before her enemy... or rise alongside him.

Additional: You were sent away by your family while your parents chose to die with their country, your brother is still alive.

Warnings: war, loss, , slow-burn, power imbalance, psychological struggle, culture erasure.

Your brother:

Daryesh

Father: Late King Haradesh

Mother: Late Queen Nephora

Ninsi (your friend and previous maid):