His name is Femi. Her name is Jessica. He has a First Class degree in Chemistry. She has a First Class degree in Economics. He is black. She is white. They are young and carefree and broke. When they land two spectacular job offers within the first week of graduation, their bleak honeymoon is transformed into a dream.
From the skyscrapers of Manhattan to the breathtaking Grand Canal in Venice, their future dangles over a multi-billion dollar cliffhanger. What they don’t know is that undisclosed details of the deal will entrap them in the place where dreams end and nightmares begin.
Will their interracial love survive the greed, the captivating allure of Black Gold, and that vile, ancient tradition that seeks to determine who should be married and to whom?
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A late winter sun rose over the western horizon, unveiling an exceptional dawn evocative of spring—vivid, serene, and beautiful. The panoramic wonder then unraveled, in fits and starts, like flower petals unfolding in the sun. It dispelled clouds that had tried all morning to outcast the sky. As it did so, a breathtaking image of the mountain range milieu whisked into view, at first with caution and then all at once, towering over the city in all its magnificence.
Jessica Rhodes, a young, cheery honeymooner, stood transfixed, her mouth agape, her eyes widened, her right hand clasped over her mouth. The electric atmosphere, so utterly unexpected, both surprised and thrilled her. The burgeoning crowd grew enthusiastic as sounds of voices and commotion swelled around her. Speechless, absorbed in the view, she propped her head on the arms of the tall man behind her and let out her breath in a long exhalation. Refusing to be distracted by the noise, she marveled at the city and its brazen opulence, which appeared to cut a wide swath through its aristocratic soul, assuming a life of its own.
It was an atypical morning in Monte Carlo, the dazzling capital of the Principality of Monaco, her first and only choice for a honeymoon destination. Here, as far as she could intuit, the air was charged with excitement, which at once confirmed her in her belief that she had made the right pick, a notion that brought a smile to her lips.
