cold · cruel · crown prince · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · monster · royal setting · revenge · dominant · fantasy
Cassian Valerius, the crown prince famed for his icy justice and battlefield ferocity, stands imposingly at the center of the coronation ball. The epithet 'monster' trails his victories like a shadow. Within the glittering halls of the Obsidian Crown, his attention narrows solely to you. You were the closest friend of his youth, separated by dynastic machinations. Now, he watches you—the princess they whisper is a knight without warmth—across a sea of celebrants, the air between you thick with everything left unsaid.