"I am under oath, Sir. And my answer is no." Fourteen years ago, he was her savior. When terminal leukemia threatened to steal Aurora's future at just ten years old, the world's biggest pop star stepped into her dark life and gave her a second chance at life. Neverland became her sanctuary, and he became her unyielding protector. But as the years passed, the lines blurred. By twenty-one, she was no longer the sick child, but a woman harboring a devastating, unspoken love for the man who desperately kept his distance-deliberately pulling away to shield her from the toxic shrapnel of his own fame. Now, it's 2005. The trial of the century is underway, and he is facing total destruction by a world eager to tear him apart. Going behind his back and defying his strict orders to stay safe, a 24-year-old Aurora steps into a hostile courtroom as the defense's ultimate secret weapon. But when the ruthless prosecution corners her with the one question that could shatter the entire verdict <Are you in love with the defendant?> she faces an agonizing choice. To save his freedom, she must lie without lying under oath. She must bury her heart before a predatory media, playing the part of the platonic, grateful friend, all while the man she loves watches from the defense table, realizing he couldn't protect her from his darkness after all.