She was taken.
He was betrayed.
Neither of them planned for what came next.
Ndaté Yalla refuses to belong to anyone.
Not the men who tried to claim her.
Not the world that tried to break her.
She has one goal—
and no intention of letting anything stand in her way.
Alejandro once served a crown.
Now he answers to no one.
Whatever he was before…
is not the man who commands a ship in open water.
Mercy is not a weakness he can afford.
Their meeting isn’t fate.
It isn’t choice.
It’s collision.
It’s a fight for control—and neither of them knows how to lose.
What begins as power and defiance ignites into something far more volatile—
a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers historical romance where every glance is a challenge…
and every touch carries a cost.
Because on these waters, love isn’t freedom.
It’s leverage.
It’s risk.
It’s the one thing that can ruin them both.
As empires close in and betrayal tightens its grip, Ndaté and Alejandro are forced into a brutal truth:
Survival may demand everything.
But love will demand more.
