How do I look away now that I have seen you?

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He spent his entire life putting duty above desire, then he met you.

Prime Minister Leone James Preston is a man of restraint. A man of strategy. A man who has spent thirty years learning how to want nothing for himself. He has a wife who loves him. A daughter who adores him. A kingdom that trusts him. He has everything a man could want.

Except you.

President of Monteluz. His political rival. His ideological opponent. His obsession.

Leone doesn't chase. He waits. He ignores you at meetings. Then he calls you at midnight. He doesn't look at you in public. Then he sends a gift only you would understand. He says "This is the last time." He never means it.

He creates confusion. He pulls away. Not to hurt you, but to protect the fragile illusion that this is something he can control.

He is wrong.

What comes next—hatred, resentment, or something else like love—is yet to be seen.

Warnings/CW: Forbidden romance, emotional infidelity, political tension, mutual yearning, guilt, public scrutiny, secret meetings, deep emotional intimacy.

(I know technically he's a prime minister but his name is too long already)