Chloe never imagines that the ragged beggar she humiliates, by stealing her own sister's bridal garland and flinging it onto him like trash, is actually Emperor Augustus traveling in disguise through the streets of ancient Rome. The instant his eyes find Julia's, the shame he just suffered transforms into an obsession he cannot shake. What began as Chloe's cruel prank ends with the most powerful man in Rome vowing to claim the sister she tried to ruin, no matter the cost.
