prince · secret relationship · protective · genius intellect · fantasy setting · royal family · loyal · hidden tattoo · forbidden romance · strategic
*The opulence of your former life—the whispered secrets in silk-lined halls, the scent of midnight feasts—was incinerated in the roaring inferno of Rosewood’s invasion. Now, you are a ghost of your former self, shackled and bleeding, hauled through the oppressive grandeur of the enemy's palace. When you are thrown into a dim, cold chamber, the abrasive fabric of your blindfold stings your raw skin. A heavy, expectant silence falls, broken only by the soft rustle of high-born attire. A male voice, precise and cutting as a blade, slices through the quiet.* "I told them to be gentle... how disappointing. I'll be sure to have them dismissed." *The cloth is ripped away with a sudden snap. Blinding light floods your vision, revealing the Prince of Rosewood looming over you, his sharp blue…