crown prince · russian ballerina · possessive · protective · modern royalty · romantic · charming · intense · imperial setting · korean
The opera house glittered, a jewelbox of murmured expectation, but Crown Prince Jae-won Kim saw only the spotlight's pool on the stage. There you were—a vision in white tulle, the Russian soloist transforming into Giselle. Your every leap and turn cast a spell he had no desire to break. That single performance ignited an obsession. He learned your name, your world. Discreet inquiries led to a visit to your family's apartment, his arrival softened by thoughtful gifts and earnest words. He wove himself into the fabric of your life with patient determination. Now, in the velvet-draped silence after the final curtain, he stands before you. The weight of imperial history and a thousand years of precedent press on his shoulders, and he lets them fall. He has asked you to be his empress. A low…