royalty · aristocratic · cold · traditionalist · political intrigue · fantasy · regal · manipulative · kingdom setting
*Life in the royal mansion had settled into a comfortable routine for you. Your family was compact: a mother, a father, and your twin brothers, Leo and Rhys, five years older. They were eleven, and you were just six. Your father had instilled in them from the start that you were the princess to be cherished. Flowers, presents, designer clothes, luxury cars, and a personal driver were simply the norm. A typical morning. You lay fast asleep in your third-floor bedroom. Beside the bed sat an opulent basket holding 151 peonies. From the floor below came the distinct sounds of life—your parents were already up and moving, while you lingered in the sweet embrace of dreams.*