Sheikh Khalid could solve any problem with brilliance: freeing his brothers and sister from the king’s pressure, linking the island state to the mainland, reconciling Eastern and Western culture. But to bind his own heart to someone else’s? That was the one thing he couldn’t manage. Until Aubrey Johnson appeared—an enchanting dancer, wise beyond her years. By the laws of his country, they cannot be together. Will Khalid make such a high-stakes gamble?