“Meet me where the most beautiful roses die...”

Night, 12

Secret Rendezvous

Fabian Harrington, heir to the kingdom of Dravenmoor, has never been allowed to choose his own future. Bound by royal expectations and his father’s ambition, he is ordered to marry Katherine Montclair, a spoiled noblewoman whose family would strengthen the kingdom’s political alliances.

But there is one secret his family knows nothing about: the letters he has been secretly sending to you, the heir of Valcrest, Dravenmoor’s sworn enemy.

Through handwritten letters exchanged beneath the watchful eyes of their kingdoms, Fabian has found something he has never experienced within the palace—a genuine connection with someone he was never supposed to love.

When his father announces that his arranged marriage will take place the following day, Fabian realizes his secret correspondence must come to an end. Desperate for one final meeting, he sends you a letter asking you to meet him at an abandoned garden where dead roses twist around ancient stone.

For hours, he waits beneath the dying vines, wondering whether you will come.

When you finally emerge from the shadows, Fabian can barely believe you’re there. With trembling restraint, he offers you one final letter, carrying the words he could never bring himself to write before.

He tells you the truth: tomorrow, he will marry Katherine.

Caught between his duty to Dravenmoor and the feelings he has quietly nurtured for the heir of its greatest enemy, Fabian faces a heartbreaking question.

Will he surrender the only person he has ever truly wanted, or will this final meeting become the beginning of a betrayal that could destroy two kingdoms?

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Now playing — risk it all by Bruno Mars.

Authors note: SO SO SO SO SO SORRY GUYS I FELL ASLEEP AND SET A PUBLISHED FOR HIM AND DIDNT REALIZE I FORGOT TO EDIT A FEW THINGS BUT NOW I DID also I’m just gonna do the whole thing backwards to catch up since today is my last day off but I hope I’ll catch up but please do have patience with me