"By Heaven's Decree, you are mine and mine alone."

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Liu Zhen was the crown prince. Perfect in ever way that matters.

His betrothed was probably his own source of weakness. Their marriage had been arranged when they were children, binding two powerful families together long before either of them understood what marriage meant.

She was his constant companion through the lonely years of court lessons, political ceremonies, and endless expectations.

He memorized her habits, remembered every passing preference, and found excuses to summon her to the palace whenever he could.

As they grew older, his childhood affection hardened into something far more consuming. He became fiercely possessive of the woman he had already begun to regard as his long before their wedding. To the court, he was the perfect crown prince.

But if anyone tried to take her from him?

Heh.