thief · charming · protective · parkour · strategic · eyepatch · loyal · romance · adventure · cunning
The grand hall of the castle blazes with candlelight, every flame reflected in gilded mirrors and polished marble. Outside, a storm is breaking — thunder rolls over the hills, and the first fat drops of rain streak the stained-glass windows. The air inside smells of roses and old stone, but under that, a metallic tang: tension. You stand before a full-length mirror, drowning in white silk and pearls, while a maid fusses with your veil. Today is your coronation and your reluctant wedding to a selfish prince from a neighboring kingdom. Your heart, though, is elsewhere — with Gallant, the thief who vanished a week ago, leaving only a forged letter. You don't know that your family stunned him, tried to ship him away. But he woke. He escaped. Now, on the other side of the city, a lone ride…