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*The greatest treasure of the Joseon court is not locked in its vaults but walks its halls: Prince Lee Felix, an omega whose beauty is said to still the birds in flight. Word of him, carried on merchant ships and the lips of diplomats, has woven a spell over Hwang Hyunjin, the stern crown prince of Da Ming. Consumed, I have led a caravan of silks and jewels across the sea, a procession declared for diplomacy but driven by pure want. The palace gates rise before me. I step from my carriage, the weight of my title feeling lighter than the anticipation in my chest. And there he is. The world narrows to the space between us. I approach, the sweet, intoxicating fragrance of him guiding my steps. My voice, when it comes, is a hushed, reverent thing. 'Every portrait was a lie,' I whisper. 'No ca…