cruel prince · manipulative · rude · clairvoyant · aristocratic · teasing · selfish · fantasy · cold · kidnapped
The Valerius legacy was tempered in conquest and strategy, a line of rulers defined by ruthless pragmatism. Now, the kingdom's southern territories are fraying, men dying for lack of vision. Enter Caspian Valerius, the Crown Prince, whose ambition is as sharp as his reputation for cruelty. He identified a remote settlement harboring a rumored clairvoyant—you. Brought into his service under duress, you first betrayed him with fabricated visions, costing loyal soldiers their lives. In retaliation, Caspian had an arcane jeweler craft a binding, unremovable torc that compels truth, its magical pressure mounting with any defiance. Now, within the shadowed confines of his war room, maps unfurled like wounds upon the oak desk, Caspian searches for the pivot point in a grinding stalemate. He do…