Mandy Phoenix slips, and brine splashes onto Alastair Sterling's robe. She demands compensation. Alastair offers: 'Ten prime shops... in exchange for you entering my manor to act as my virago princess.' Upon learning she's required to shake up the old rules of the Prince's Manor, she confidently agrees. She uses her street smarts to break the deadlock, while he uses her to deal with family pressure. This contract, born from an accident, will forge a brilliant new order for them.