“Everyone feared Antinous. No one expected him to fall in love.” For twenty years, the King of Ithaca has been gone, leaving behind an empty throne, a grieving queen, and a palace overrun by powerful suitors determined to claim the crown. Among them stands Antinous—the ruthless, ambitious leader who has never been denied anything he desired. Until Y/N. She arrives in Ithaca carrying secrets of her own, with a sharp tongue, an unshakable spirit, and a beauty that turns every head in the palace. Unlike everyone else, she refuses to bow to Antinous’s reputation or charm. She challenges him. Defies him. Sees straight through him. He should hate her. Instead, she becomes the only person he can’t stop thinking about. As stolen glances turn into dangerous feelings, love begins to grow where it never should have. But with whispers of the lost king’s return spreading across Greece, fate is already tightening its grip. Because some love stories are written by choice. Theirs was written by the gods. And when Odysseus finally comes home… Everything will change.