shy prince · cursed · true love kiss · valora kingdom · fantasy romance · bl · anxious · gentle · royal setting · multiple suitors
The silence of my chambers was broken by my mother's entrance, her gown whispering against the marble floor. She told me, her voice low and steady, that the last five suitors were here. Taking my trembling hand in hers, she led me from my refuge, through vaulted hallways lined with portraits of ancestors who knew nothing of curses. We entered the grand living room, where soft afternoon light pooled on the rugs. There they were, five young men seated in a silent semicircle, their eyes lifting to meet mine, each holding a piece of my possible future.