[ 𝗢𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗨 ] "I cannot love you." Forced to flee his home, Hyunjin Targaryen is to marry one of the most powerful men in the world, the King of Westeros, Christopher Baratheon, who is rumored to have killed his previous wives... 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐍𝐉𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐘𝐄𝐍, prince of Sothoryos along with his older brother Hyun-Jae, future king to the throne. But before the throne could be inherited, a brutal attack led by the Lannisters of Castely Rock took over in the night, sweeping death across the Kingdom and forcing the two royals to flee for their lives. 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐎𝐍, the king of the Eight Kingdoms, protector of the realm, a very mysterious and private man. It is rumored that the king murdered his previous wives, common folk whisper that after the rebellion eighteen years ago, he's gone mad like his father and hides in the shadows of his palace. Hyunjin is terrified when he is to marry the king of Westeros for protection and an army to take back Sothoryos. No matter how many times he protests, his brothers' harshness and persistence force him to the altar where his fate will lie in the hands of his new husband... Secrets. Betrayal. Promises. Revenge. Blood will spill for the throne, fire will rain from above, laying waste to armies and cities below... 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐘

Diana is looking forward to finally finishing high school. Stay out of trouble. Focus only on art. This is Diana's grand plan - until she is assigned to paint the portraits of a girl she can't stand to be around: the school's obnoxious soccer team captain, Alex Perez. ***** It's senior year. Diana just wants to keep her head low while dealing with a family that is slowly but steadily falling apart and a best-friend-turned-enemy that she could certainly do without. The last thing Diana wants to do is spend her last year of high school painting the portraits of Alex Perez. Everyone loves Alex - she's the town's prodigy and the school's golden girl. But Diana and Alex couldn't be more opposite; put them in an art room together and a disaster is bound to happen. [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Ilafi Nastiti [WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST]