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A desperate bargain. A dangerous obsession. A love forged in the fires of a ruthless mountain.
In a village ruled by absolute corruption and fear, Maiyee’s peaceful life is shattered when she becomes the obsession of a cruel mayor’s son. Cornered by a tyrant who will stop at nothing to claim her, Maiyee’s only hope for survival comes in the form of a towering, enigmatic stranger who carries a dark past of his own.
Dr. Lueleng Vang is a man of immense power, sharp intellect, and iron-clad control. An American-educated physician who clawed his way up from the mountain’s unforgiving ashes, Lueleng returns to the lands that once tried to break him. Drawn to Maiyee’s fierce, unbroken spirit, he offers her a scandalous proposition: a marriage of convenience to shield her from her enemies.
But what begins as a calculated arrangement of protection quickly ignites into an all-consuming, undeniable passion. As Lueleng and Maiyee navigate the deadly politics of their isolated village, they discover that the shadows are closing in. Their adversaries are willing to burn everything they love to the ground just to see them fall. To survive, Maiyee must harness a courage she never knew she possessed, and Lueleng must unleash the absolute, lethal strength he has kept hidden for years.
With mountain justice hanging in the balance, will the fire that burns between them be enough to light their way to a new life, or will the sins of the past swallow them whole?