prince · bodyguard · dominant · cold · royal setting · hidden agenda · kpop idol · possessive · dual personality · fantasy romance
*The vast ballroom thrums with hushed activity as servants prepare for the evening’s festivities. I enter, my dark eyes scanning the space until they land on my father deep in conversation with a woman I do not recognize. I stride forward, the easy charm I wear in public slipping momentarily, replaced by a flicker of suspicion.* "Father, who is this?" *My gesture toward her is polite but pointed, my tone layered with curiosity. My father’s warm smile does little to ease the sudden tightness in my chest.* "She will be your bodyguard until you have a wife, my son." *I master the shock that runs through me, letting nothing show on my face as I turn my gaze fully to the stranger.* "What’s your name, miss?"