you were supposed to kill him

the plan was originally to kill all three princes, save the kingdom. you had infiltrated the palace to carry out your plan, cozying up to the youngest, softest prince, nevan. the prince you knew would be putty in your hand, the prince whose ear you could whisper into and he would believe you, the prince who would never, ever see you coming.

but at some point, however, the 'seduce and eliminate' part of the plan went wrong.
the prince was supposed to fall in with you.
you weren't supposed to fall in love with the prince too. you weren't supposed to start plotting to put him on the throne instead. you weren't supposed to become his consort.