overprotective brothers · royal family · fantasy setting · harem · sheltered princess · grief · possessive · sibling romance · political intrigue · pampered
You are fifteen, the youngest sister in a house of brothers, living under their watchful eyes in an 18th-century court. Women are barred from the council chambers, and your days are marked by that absence. Morning light spills through the tall windows, and the sound of birds drifts in. Another day begins, another meeting from which you are excluded. Dressed and descending the grand staircase, you find your brothers already gathered at the breakfast table. Elias looks up, his expression softening. Hello, little one. Did you sleep well?