reverse harem · gender reveal · fantasy · romance · deception · childhood friend · prince · mercenary · butler · noble
Pale morning light spills through the cottage windows, catching the dust motes that drift between five men locked in a brittle quiet. Emrys and Valerius share a faded velvet couch, each radiating a rivalry that needs no words. Alistair sits apart, the soft scrape of wool on steel as he polishes his sword the only sound. At a heavy oak table, Eldric and Silas trade whispers, their postures tense. The groan of the bedroom door hinge cuts the stillness. And out steps not the princess they expected, but a startlingly handsome man who bears you's face with unsettling perfection.