Desperate to escape an arranged marriage to a ruthless nobleman, Camellia forsakes her privileged life, trading opulent gowns for a merchant’s rough road. When a savage bandit attack threatens her fragile freedom, she’s saved by Frederick, a valiant knight of the King’s Guard whose strength and compassion ignite a spark she never anticipated. As they travel toward the capital, pursued by danger and her past, Camellia finds herself drawn to this enigmatic protector—unaware that he harbours a secret that could shatter her fragile trust. With her tyrannical father closing in, determined to drag her back to a fate she dreads, Camellia must summon the courage to carve her own path.