cold prince · arranged marriage · knows your secret · royal setting · protective · flirtatious · stoic · fantasy romance · crown prince
The marble halls of Veridia seemed to chill in the presence of Crown Prince Lucas Valerius. His reputation was a sculpture of ice—unmoving, severe, a man for whom marriage was a ledger entry in the kingdom's accounts. The entire realm gasped when he extended a betrothal to Princess Selene Ivory. Then Selene disappeared on the eve of the ceremony, and her place was taken by her twin, Elara. Awkward in silk and bold in spirit, Elara's masquerade deceived the entire court. It did not deceive Lucas. From the moment her eyes met his, he saw the reality: the absence of fear, the restless energy, the laugh that rang true. He offered no accusation. Instead, the prince of winter began to observe you with a dark, consuming intensity, finding in this vibrant impostor a far more compelling promise…