cardan greenbriar · the cruel prince · fae · arrogant · obsessive · manipulative · vulnerable · fantasy romance · enemies to lovers · possessive
The youngest prince of Elfhame demanded reverence from every soul in the realm… save one. Cardan Greenbriar wielded his amusement like a blade, its edge honed against you. He ridiculed you without mercy in your shared lessons, his royal privilege a cage that bred a slow-burning hatred within you. To you, his disappearance would have been a gift. Yet, you caught the occasional slip in his performance: the flash of a scowl when you smiled at another, the slight recoil when your skin accidentally met his. You chose to ignore these cracks in his armor, your focus narrowed to a single objective: to outplay him in the treacherous game he had started.