Betrothed since childhood by an agreement between their noble families, the heir to the throne of Hanseong and the duke’s daughter grew up as rivals.

He was the spoiled, rebellious, and cruel boy who called her “radish face.”

She was the proud, hot-tempered girl who never hesitated to answer his insults with slaps—and the occasional well-placed scratch.

But everything changed when Jeon Jungkook was sent away at fifteen to study in a distant kingdom. Time passed. And five years later, the prince returns... no longer the insolent boy she once knew, but a man ready to claim his place on the throne.

What he didn’t expect was to find her completely transformed.

She was no longer the girl he used to mock for being “ugly.”

Now, she was a woman—beautiful, confident, untouchable.

And damn it, that completely threw him off balance.

While trying to maintain his princely composure, Jungkook finds himself torn between wounded pride, the bittersweet nostalgia of their childhood, and a growing desire that shakes his very core.

After all, how can he stay in control when the girl he once despised now haunts his every thought?

Will the prince manage to tame his own heart... or will he end up being the one tamed by her?

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Genres:

Historical Romance | Royalty | Childhood Enemies | Arranged Marriage | Emotional Tension | Slow Burn & Intense