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He could lose his head for looking her way, but that doesn't stop him.
Taken from her homeland as a child and stripped of her name, Zeynep belongs to the Sultan's harem, bound by obedience and silence. Survival has taught her one rule above all others: never draw attention, don't speak unless spoken to.
But when a plague outbreak forces her into quarantine as the sole attendant of Prince Selim, she expects six days of quiet service.
Instead, she becomes the center of his gaze.
Selim is everything she should fear: charming, restless, dangerously curious. A prince with too much time, too many questions, and eyes that linger where they should not.
What begins as teasing grows into something far more perilous: recognition, understanding, and a connection neither of them can afford.
In a world where a woman of the harem belongs to the Sultan alone, their growing bond is a crime punishable by death. Eunuchs listen. Walls whisper. And the Valide Sultan, powerful, dangerous, and watchful, sees far more than she lets on.
As desire and danger tighten their hold, Zeynep must choose between the life she has endured and the love she was never meant to find. And Selim must decide how much he is willing to risk - his family, his future, even his life - for the girl that belongs to his brother's harem.