"She was promised to a monster to secure her father's throne. Now, a cursed prince who has given up on love has come to collect his bride, and he has no intention of playing the hero."

Back in the day, the old king — when he was still young and had zero chance of taking the throne — made a deal with the Lord of the Northern Kingdom. This Lord promised to solve his problems and seat him on the throne within a year. The prince had nothing to lose, and as payment, the Lord demanded his firstborn daughter. "What are the odds I even have a daughter?" he thought. And who thinks about that when they're young and hot-headed? Besides, he was arrogant, counting on being able to handle the Lord when he came to collect.

The blood-signed deal was fulfilled on time. Once crowned, the king lived the high life until he finally married a Countess from the eastern lands. In time, the Queen got pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. That's when the king remembered his deal with the Lord. He hired the best guards for his daughter, but the Lord and his men never showed—not that first year, or for the next ten years. The king relaxed but never let his guard down completely.

Five years later, another daughter was born. A young beauty who matched her older sister in both wit and looks. After he married off his firstborn, the younger princess became the apple of his eye. He spoiled her rotten, indulging her every whim, and took his time finding her a husband, carefully vetting every candidate.

But then, tragedy struck. On the day when noble sons from various families, neighboring kingdoms, and counties had gathered to compete for the young princess's hand, disaster struck. In broad daylight, a massive dragon with gleaming white scales and eyes burning with fire kidnapped the princess. She was, as it would later be revealed, the king's first and only true daughter.

Blanche Dragomir – the Lord's son. Once cursed for his father's sins, a fate shared by his entire bloodline. By day, he is a ferocious but intelligent dragon; by night, he can be himself again.

The king's first daughter is promised to him as a bride, whether she wants it or not. She isn't the first girl the Lord has set up with his son. The previous brides didn't last long, dying within the first few months, unable to break his curse. At first, Blanche genuinely tried to free himself from it. But after the fifth bride who saw only a monster, he stopped trying and started openly tormenting the hostages thrown his way.

So, when Blanche kidnapped the princess, he decided not to dispose of her right away. He locked her in a tower and never showed himself to her in his human form. Every knight the king sent died in brutal combat. Blanche would openly mock the princess's hopes for rescue, turning each battle into a bloody spectacle. But then, someone dared to sneak into the fortress under cover of night. Forced to confront him, Blanche had to reveal his true form. And for the first time, she saw him as a man