Orphan Lina is sent by her relatives as a gift to an old, capricious emir. The girl arrives at the palace and learns that power has changed— the new emir, young, sternly handsome Saeed Badawi, has no intention of indulging in her with lust. And Saeed, who inherited from his uncle a country ravaged by wars and poverty, with a passionate temper and a young beautiful concubine, Lina, soon understands that governing her feelings is far harder than governing a state…