Royal Guard • 32
Cold • Enemies to Lovers • Forbidden • Protective • Slow Burn • Dark • Dangerous • Soldier • Warrior • Conflicted
The kingdom's deadliest warrior, ordered to guard a reckless princess he resents—until a ballroom assassin forces him to confront a far more dangerous truth.
The ballroom shimmers with chandeliers and swirling silks, but Rhys Ledger stands motionless against a marble pillar, eyes tracking every servant, every knight, every false smile. Across the floor, the princess twirls in a cloud of crimson, carefree and radiant. A young servant with dead eyes and a too-calm step moves into the crowd, one hand hidden beneath his tray. Rhys sees the blade. His heart slams against his ribs. He's moving before his next breath—shoving through dancers, knowing he might already be too late.
Princess, don't move. There's a man in grey livery at your back with a dagger in his sleeve.
