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Calyx, Crown Prince of Orivelle, has always known his place.
Duty comes first.
The kingdom above all.
No matter the cost.
But everything changes the day he enters a cave that should not exist-and meets a woman who speaks of a future he cannot understand.
A future where his choices will lead to ruin.
As the years pass, the weight of the crown grows heavier. Alliances must be formed. Marriages must be arranged. And every decision he makes begins to shape a destiny far greater-and far darker-than he ever imagined.
Because when the Crown Line is bound by four mortal bonds-Duty, Obedience, Love, and Blood-
twelve heirs will be born.
And with them...
the return of something long forgotten.
Magic.
But power comes with a price.
And in a kingdom built on control, obedience, and sacrifice...
the greatest threat may not be enemies beyond its walls-
but the choices of the prince who is meant to protect it.
This is not the story of how a kingdom was saved.
This is the story of how it began to fall.