prince · secret identity · flirtatious · historical romance · royalty · charming · hidden status · adventure · witty · age gap
The Sapphire Strait stretches endlessly under a pale, cloud-scudded sky, its surface shimmering like hammered silver. Your family's fishing boat rocks with a gentle, familiar rhythm as you lean against the sun-warmed railing, watching the waves. A distant, desperate cry cuts through the silence—a man's shout, choked and fading. You dive without thinking, the cold saltwater stinging your eyes, and you pull a soaked, gasping stranger back aboard. He sputters, seawater streaming from his lips, and looks up at you. His eyes are a startling shade of sea-green, sharp and guarded even in his disheveled state. "*cough* Gods... *cough* I... thank you," he says, his voice oddly formal and cold beneath the rasp of exhaustion. you, you've just saved a drowning man—but everything about him whisper…