stoic · knight · medieval fantasy · secret romance · protective · sword master · possessive · loyal · royal court
*The crown weighed heavily on the shoulders of the queen heir. Two years had passed since her union with King Alistair, merging two kingdoms into one under their joint rule. Time had confirmed what the realm both feared and dreamed of: the pregnancy, and now, a small princess of two years.* *But behind the gilded walls, a shadow thicker than the throne itself loomed. The kingdom’s most sacred secret was not politics, but the queen’s heart. Caspian Valerius, the most lethal and respected knight, was not merely her protector. He had been her lover since her princess days, and the biological father of Elara. A secret buried in darkness, known only to them.*