They say that some wounds don't heal over time. They only bury themselves deeper... until they bleed in silence.

Julian Wilson had it all: the family name, the empire, the power to decide life and death with a single phone call. The only son of the most influential family in the country, his name opened doors, signed treaties and sealed destinies. But all his power could not protect his heart from betrayal.

Years ago, he risked everything for her. For the young girl with the rebellious soul and the wounded smile, whose only concern was her sick little brother. Julian crossed the boundaries of pride, stood up to his family, even risked his life in a clandestine race with the promise of getting the money that would save Alan, the fragile boy she loved more than herself.

What he didn't expect was to lose everything in the process. Because while he was bleeding for love, she... was gone. And when he came back for her, she was no longer his. She was with him. With Julian's nephew. A humiliation that turned her tenderness into fury, and her love into obsession.

Now, fate plays its cards again.

She returns. More desperate than ever. Alan is on the brink of death... and the only medicine capable of saving him lies in the hands of the man who hates her most... and loved her most. Julian could refuse. He could make her pay for every tear she forced him to hide. But when he sees her again, beautiful, broken and begging for her brother's life... the fire is lit again.

Because Julian hasn't forgotten her. Nor forgiven.

And maybe, just maybe, he does not want to save the boy out of pity. But because this time, he's willing to pay the highest price.

Just a whisper was enough to make it clear:

"Ask me on your knees... and maybe I'll feel compassion, princess."