In politics, appearances are everything. And in Almeria, the people demand more than speeches... they seek a leader who can prove he can lead a household before he governs their town. Silas Rialta knows this better than anyone and Ashara becomes his answer, the wife who will complete his image. But nothing goes as planned. Lies spiral. Hearts shift. The marriage is meant to last no more than two years, a ruse for the public, nothing more. But as public smiles begin to bleed into private truths, Ashara and Silas discover that some deceptions are far harder to keep than others. Because what begins as a calculated bargain soon stirs feelings neither of them planned.