From Rideshare Driver To First Lady

Roselyn White is 22, driving Uber at night to cover her grandfather's medical bills. A man presses a gun to her head and orders her into the woods. He is wounded, drugged, and being hunted. She obeys because she is terrified. He pulls her into the back seat. She begs him to stop. He doesn't. By morning, he is gone, leaving behind a gold card. She uses it to pay the hospital.

Three black sedans block her exit. She is taken to a mansion, bathed, searched, dressed like a gift, and brought before the stranger. He tells her he is Nathan Lawson, the country's president. She might be pregnant. She must stay. His tone is not a discussion.

She is locked in the Presidential Mansion, taught etiquette, and told to give up driving. She finds peace only in the art studio at night, painting alone. Nathan catches her there, and a strap snags on his tie clip. The next morning, breakfast becomes a lesson: his food must be tested for poison, and she cannot offer him a bite. She eats the pancake herself.

He enrolls her at Luminary College, the best diplomatic academy. In class, she translates an obscure text perfectly. At Congress translation practice, she runs into Godfrey Mendes, her first love, and Claudia White, her adoptive sister, now engaged. Claudia accuses her of cheating, smears lipstick across her face at a charity gala, and humiliates her. Nathan walks through the crowd, wipes the mark away, and demands to know who did it. He calls a makeup artist and leads her out.

The White family uses her grandfather's care as a leash. At the engagement banquet, Claudia asks her to be maid of honor. Roselyn slaps her. Nathan appears and takes her to a bar. She drinks, bites his chin, and passes out. He carries her home and stays when she pleads. The next morning, she overhears him in the study: “No, I have no plans to marry her.” After she gives birth, they'll deal with it.

She pulls back, but Nathan pulls closer. He sends Evelyn Wellington, the vice president's daughter, out of the mansion when she tries to have Roselyn fired. On a stormy night, he finds her hiding in a closet, carries her to his bed, and holds her through the thunder. When he says nothing happened, she feels an unexpected disappointment.

The White family arranges a blind date with Gavin Ward, a charming man too young for their description. Nathan has her followed, sees the photos, and orders her home. He demands to know who Gavin is. She tells him the truth. He grabs her, kisses her hard, and says she won't go to another man while she might carry his child. He orders her to pack for a mountain inspection. She is to stay by his side, under his watch.

That's the beginning. Poison, kidnappings, and the truth about her mother's family are still waiting. Nathan will take bullets for her. Roselyn will go from driver to First Lady.