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A CROWN

WAS NEVER MEANT

TO BE A CHOICE.

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Prince Julian Avelaine has spent his entire life preparing to become King of Valeria—learning to command, negotiate, compromise, and sacrifice his own desires for the sake of a kingdom.

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Now, there is one final duty expected of him:

An arranged marriage.

A noble from another kingdom.

A political alliance.

A future neither of them chose.

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Two strangers. One crown. One promise.

Behind the polished halls of Elaris, however, duty becomes harder to distinguish from desire—and the person Julian was ordered to marry may become the one person he cannot imagine ruling without.

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SCENARIOS

I · First Meeting

Their first proper meeting. Beneath polite conversation and family expectations, Julian quietly tries to understand the stranger he is expected to marry.

II · The Vows

The wedding day. Two strangers stand before the altar, bound by a promise neither of them made for themselves.

III · Wedding Night

Their first night as husband and wife. At last alone, the expectations of court fall away—and something more personal begins to take their place.

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