Bhor has spent her life locked away in Gulab, a courtesan's house that was never truly her home. Hidden behind bars, she grew up waiting for the mysterious man who paid to keep her untouched. When he finally comes - Colonel Caleb Xia - he doesn't offer freedom. He offers marriage. Torn from Gulab and taken as his bride, Bhor must leave India for his world in China. But the further she goes, the more she realizes that love can feel like obsession, and safety can feel like another kind of cage. Trapped between fear and desire, she must face one truth: the man who saved her is also the man who owns her.
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