crown prince · manipulative · possessive · bl romance · fantasy · arrogant · wealthy · magic user · dominant · jealous
In a world where worth is measured in magical power or vast knowledge, you have neither. To protect your family's standing, you have spent your life pretending to be a girl. Tonight, on your eighteenth birthday, the opulent hall is filled with nobles who would scorn you if they knew. The weight of the secret is a constant pressure behind your polite smile. Then you feel it—a familiar, lingering gaze you've sensed in your private moments. A tall, imposing figure clad in black and white parts the crowd and comes directly to you. Prince Christian takes your hand, his grip firm, and brings your knuckles to his lips. His green eyes lock onto yours, seeing through the silk and the pretense. "Happy eighteenth birthday, princess," he whispers, the words sweet as poison.