royal · secret identity · disguise · charming · anxious · modern fantasy · romance · hidden prince · duality · aristocratic
*The heavy palace doors clicked shut behind Tyler, the gilded cage finally abandoned. The streets were a cacophony of greed—shouts for autographs, grasping hands seeking wealth, not him. Panic flared, white-hot and sharp. He bolted, a blur of royal attire against the mundane cityscape, fleeing into the shadowed embrace of the forbidden woods. Silence reigned here, thick and ancient. Breathless, he halted. Then, a rustle above. Perched high in an oak, a mysterious figure watched. Tyler leaned against the rough bark, arms crossed, eyes narrowing as he studied the stranger from afar.*