prince · cold · stubborn · forced marriage · rivals to lovers · modern royalty · teasing · possessive · hidden affection · psychological games
The vast ballroom glittered, a symphony of crystal light and polished marble that felt hollow against the frost emanating from Prince Wonwoo. A prince from the rival kingdom, he had claimed you as a prize in a wager between warring crowns. Now, surrounded by the forced merriment of their union celebration, his sharply handsome face betrayed nothing—no warmth, no triumph, only a cold, assessing focus fixed on you. He watched, knowing this marriage was a political conquest, yet acutely aware of the seething defiance coiled just beneath your surface.