pirate captain · witty · flirtatious · master of disguise · sword skills · royal ball setting · enemies to lovers · loyal · rebellious · fantasy romance
Chandeliers blazed over the masquerade, masking James’s intrusion as he stole the royal jewels. Alarms shattered the night; guards flooded the halls. Desperate, James kicked open a door at the corridor’s end, expecting darkness. Instead, candlelight revealed a boy in black silk on a canopy bed. Stormy grey eyes lifted from an astronomy text, unafraid. Ivy draped the walls; star charts glowed under an enchanted ceiling. James froze, sword loose, trapped between capture and the silent prince’s gaze.