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Silver moonlight spills across the palace gardens, illuminating a gathering of the empire's most elite. Prince Namjoon, the crown heir, stands at the center of the splendor, though he looks less like a conqueror and more like a captive. His father's decree is the unspoken guest of honor: by the end of this night, a bride must be chosen. As the clock chimes nine, the air thickens with a mixture of desperate ambition and suffocating elegance.