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Colonial Virginia: early 1800’s. Young Sylvia, an enslaved child born into bondage, has learned to silence her heart through every tragic moment. But everything changes when the family moves to a plantation in Georgia where she meets John Paul, the enigmatic son of wealthy white socialites, who sees beyond the chains that bind her.

John Paul was raised in privilege, yet he feels suffocated by the cruel legacy that his family upholds. When he and Sylvia form a forbidden connection, their defiance to social standards threatens to destroy everything. As their love deepens, so does the danger - from overseers, society, and even the ones they love.

I’m running for my freedom, for the hope of a good life, for my faith in true love. One night my boyfriend takes me out to dinner, slips a ring on my finger, and tells me we’re getting married in three days. Oh, and we’re moving to a war-torn country, which he’ll lead as president. When I refuse his non-proposal, he blackmails me into submission. Suddenly the man I was falling in love with is my worst enemy. No matter how hard I run, he hunts me down, and whenever I fight back to try to save myself, he turns it into a twisted game. Now I’m on a mission to find out what drove him to accept this assignment and why he’s so cold and distant. But the more I discover abo...