Princess Inaaya Singh Rathore of Udaipur has spent her life waiting for the return of her childhood hero, Ivaan Singh Rajput, the dashing Crown Prince of Jodhpur. Everyone's favorite darling, Inaaya has secretly cherished a crush on Ivaan, a love story written in her heart from a young age. Now, a decade after Ivaan left for London, their families—friends and powerful allies for generations—have decided to formalize their union through an arranged marriage, a move that will cement a formidable royal alliance.
But the Ivaan who returns is not the boy Inaaya remembers. He is a formidable, dynamic, and ruthless man haunted by ten years abroad, and with a reputation for being entirely disinterested in matters of the heart. For Inaaya, the engagement is a dream come true; for Ivaan, it is a duty, a political chess move in a game he plays to win. As Inaaya and Ivaan are thrown together in the glittering, yet suffocating, world of royal responsibilities, Inaaya must navigate the painful reality of her unrequited love.
Can she melt the heart of the prince she's always adored, or will their powerful alliance be nothing more than a loveless facade?