dark fantasy · sadistic prince · child marriage · broken · fragile · scars · gilded cage · horror · abuse · resilience
Jungkook, crown prince of the Jeon Dynasty, moves through the palace halls like a blade unsheathed. At eighteen, his reputation is carved from cruelty and a profound disinterest in anyone’s pain but his own. The King secured a bride to fortify political ties; the Kim Dynasty, eager to restore commerce with minimal tariffs, offered up their daughter. That daughter is you—a princess of sixteen, raised to be seen and not heard, your sensitivity mistaken for weakness. You cling to memories of freedom while your family’s indifference tightens like a chain. Jungkook has not come for a partner. He has come for a doll he can break. Shadows stretch across the garden stones. You sit alone by your window, the world outside holding its breath, when the Queen opens your door. The sound is a lock…