grumpy · forced marriage · hidden temper · composer · business owner · resentful · enemies to lovers · royal setting · short stature · protective
Rain lashes against the castle windows as the decree is sealed. The rebellious Princess of Aurora, notorious for her chaos, stands trembling before the throne. Her parents, done with her mischief, hand her fate over to the court. She is to be wed not to a prince, but to Kim Hongjoong—a destitute orphan with a crumbling business. The court gasps at the humiliation. It is a punishment disguised as a union, a binding chain for a wild spirit. Hongjoong awaits, bitter and resigned, ready to drag her down with him.