At just 19, Anya was forced into a marriage with a 75-year-old billionaire sheikh to save her family’s failing vineyard. Promised a “symbolic” union, she was flown to Morocco, dressed in silk, and led into a palace where no one spoke of love—only contracts and custom.

On their wedding night, terrified and alone, she waited in silence. The sheikh entered, commanding and cold, demanding her submission. But just as fear gripped her, he collapsed beside her, struck by a sudden, fatal stroke.

He died days later, never touching her.

Though their marriage was never consummated, his will named her as an heir. The world turned against her—accusations of gold-digging flooded the headlines. His family tried to strip her of everything.

She vanished.

Now living quietly in southern Spain, Anya avoids the spotlight. The courts upheld the will, but the rumors never died. To this day, no one knows what truly happened that night. And Anya never speaks of it.

Just a girl who once gave everything to save her family—and lost herself in the process.