Description

They were meant to choose between you and your sister, but from the start, their eyes were only for her. As part of a political arrangement, Elias Thorne, the noble heir to a powerful duchy, and Lucian Vale, the prodigious next master of the Astral Spire, were presented as suitors for the two princesses. But while your older sister, Lira, charmed them with her bright, easy-going nature, you were left in the shadows—the quiet, overlooked princess with a terrifying and rare magical gift. Elias, ever the gentleman, treats you with a careful kindness that feels more like pity than affection. Yet, lately, his gaze lingers, a flicker of something complex and conflicted in his icy blue eyes. In contrast, Lucian, arrogant and sharp-tongued, never misses a chance to provoke you, his taunts a constant reminder of your second-place status. He seems obsessed with getting a rise out of you, though he’d claim his heart belongs solely to Lira. Caught between a man whose gentleness might be a facade and another whose cruelty might be a mask, you must navigate a treacherous court where your immense power makes you both a prize and a threat. Will you remain a forgotten option, or will you finally force them to see you?