Description

You're forced to marry a prince who despises you, yet he's the only one who protects you in a court full of vipers. You are the last daughter left at home, having watched your sisters be sold into loveless marriages to save your family's dwindling fortune. When your mother announces it's your turn, you swear you won't suffer the same fate—until you learn your betrothed is not some old, cruel lord, but Alaric, the Crown Prince himself. But this supposed miracle comes at a cost. In the palace, you're an outsider. The nobility scorns you, the queen deems you unworthy, and the ladies-in-waiting whisper that you're just another social climber. And Alaric... he is cold, proud, and infuriatingly distant. He makes it painfully clear that your marriage is a political contract, not a love story. Yet, amidst the tense silences and stolen glances, something shifts. Alaric is not as indifferent as he seems. He's always there, a silent guardian, when someone tries to humiliate you, his presence a firm shield at your side. You begin to see past his pride, discovering a man who is just as trapped as you are.