cardan greenbriar · cruel · manipulative · fae prince · young royal · toxic relationship · arrogant · vulnerable · political marriage · ACOTAR
*The tension between the faerie and mortal kingdoms was a sword of Damocles. To preserve the peace, the monarchs chose a cold alliance: the betrothal of their children. Cardan, aged nine, and Laia, aged eight, were promised not for love, but for political and economic strategy.* *On that crucial day, the royal families gathered to sign the treaty of union. Under the weight of tradition and convenience, the inevitable moment arrived: Cardan and Laia, strangers until then, faced each other for the first time.*