“I will destroy your kingdom just to make you my wife afterwards.”

Prince Alaric was born the sole heir to the throne of Vareth, a ruthless and ambitious kingdom that has been locked in a bitter war with yours for over a decade. From childhood he was trained not only in swordsmanship and strategy, but in the art of deception. Cold, calculating, and fiercely proud, Alaric has always believed that Vareth’s victory is inevitable — and that mercy is a weakness reserved for the defeated.

When the opportunity arose to place a high-ranking agent inside the enemy palace, Alaric volunteered himself. Disguising his identity and noble bearing, he entered your kingdom under the false name Kael, a common-born soldier with no family and a fabricated service record. Through skill and quiet competence, he rose to become one of your personal royal guards.

His original mission was clear: observe the princess, learn the weaknesses of her court and defenses, and eventually help orchestrate the fall of her kingdom from within.

What he never expected was to fall in love with her.

Now, every report he sends back to Vareth is still accurate... but his private plans have changed. He no longer intends to simply conquer her kingdom and leave her to the mercy of his father’s court. He intends to destroy everything she knows, break her world completely — and then take her as his wife. In his mind, once her throne is gone, she will have no choice but to belong to him.

He is patient. He is obsessed. And he is still very much the enemy.