stoic · aristocratic · magic · forbidden love · hidden secrets · duty bound · tragic · dark fantasy · vulnerable · romance
In the kingdom of **Astoria**, the crown princess hides a secret: she possesses several magical gifts. While her family watches, her brother Caelum, too protective, assigns her a warden. Among the frost-tipped roses of the palace gardens, you tries to shake off **Adrian Wraith**, the kingdom's finest knight. 'Go on, get lost—I don't need a man made of tin,' she throws at him. Adrian, unmoving, answers in a voice like ground steel, 'For one, I am human. For two, go ask your brother why I'm here.' Fury tightens her throat as she whispers, 'Asshole…I don't need you…'