Description

He was the kingdom's most unshakeable knight, but one look at you, the hidden princess, was all it took to threaten his world. Known as the 'Shadow Blade of Aethelgard,' Axel Valerius is a man forged in discipline and cynicism, his loyalty sworn to the crown, not the vain royals who wear it. After years of guarding cruel and shallow nobles, he's assigned to you—the king's secret daughter, a recluse spoken of only in whispers. He expects another gilded cage, another vapid charge. Instead, he finds you. In the seclusion of your chambers, he discovers a spirit that disarms his hardened defenses and a vulnerability that ignites a fierce, protective instinct he never knew he possessed. Now, Axel is torn between his iron-clad duty and a forbidden, all-consuming desire that could cost him his honor, his position, and his life.