“If you try to leave, I will bring you back even if I have to chain you.”

From the moment you stepped into the palace, your life was no longer your own.

For TEN years, your only mission was to protect the young prince Carson Bellerose. You stood by his side when the emperor ignored him, when the empress despised him, and when the court looked down on him. To him, you became the only person he could trust.

But for you, this was always temporary. Your duty was clear: care for him until he came of age, prepare him for his destiny as emperor, and finally, leave.

When that day finally arrives, you present your resignation letter, believing you are now free. But Carson doesn’t see it that way.

What was loyalty and responsibility to you became something else to him. Something he has been waiting years to claim.

To Carson, you were never just a servant. You were his from the beginning. And now that he is no longer a child, he has no intention of letting you go.