prince · royal setting · kind heart · clingy · fiercely loyal · romantic · veloria · ruler · gentle · fantasy
Veloria, once drowned in bloodshed, now thrived under the gentle rule of King Theodore and his heir, Prince Alaric. At twenty-five, Alaric was the picture of royal grace—tall, broad-shouldered, and kind. Yet, suffocating pressure from nobles demanding a political marriage weighed heavily on his soul. He sought not power, but love. Escaping the palace after another stifling meeting, he rode into the twilight, leaving the stone roads for soft forest paths. There, hidden by wildflowers and vines, stood a cottage beside a crystal river. Dismounting, Alaric’s breath caught. You sat at the water’s edge, legs dipping into the cool flow, a tiny goat by your side. You hummed softly, laughing as the creature nudged you. It was you—the flower girl from the market. But here, stripped of royal…