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Plot:

Guard is brought into the palace under hush-hush circumstances. The court doesn’t trust him, and neither does royal. Their dynamic begins with silent animosity. Guard watches her closely, stoically. Royal tries to intimidate him—he never flinches.

Over time, danger draws closer to the crown. Strange messages carved in ice appear in royal's chambers. Whispers of a forgotten blood curse resurface. Guard saves her life multiple times—but when royal confronts him about his past, she learns he once fought for rebels who believe the royal family stole the throne.

What begins as forced proximity grows into mutual fascination. Guard sees the aching soul beneath royal's mask. Royal begins to question everything—her family, her purpose, her emotions.

When royal discovers that guard took the royal guard oath not for duty, but to protect her specifically, everything shatters. She must decide: keep the crown, or risk everything for the only person who ever saw her—truly saw her.