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The Crown, the Sword, and the Unspoken Heart
A princess raised for duty.
A knight she loved in silence.
A prince she was never meant to choose-until she did.
Princess Elowen of Aurelian has always known her future is not her own. Bound by crown and expectation, she finds freedom only in stolen moments-and in the quiet presence of a loyal knight who loves her without ever asking to be loved in return.
When a political engagement binds her to Prince Alaric of Valenreach, Elowen meets him with resentment and fire. To her, he is the embodiment of everything stolen: choice, love, and the life she dreamed of. Yet Alaric is not the enemy she expects. He does not demand her affection, nor does he force her obedience. Instead, he offers patience, respect, and a steady presence that refuses to fade.
Caught between a first love she cannot keep and a future she never chose, Elowen must confront the hardest truth of all: that love is not always found where the heart first awakens, but where it is allowed to grow.
As loyalties are tested and silences speak louder than vows, Elowen learns that becoming a queen means more than wearing a crown-it means choosing who she will stand beside when the world is watching, and when it is not.
An epic slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance about duty, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to choose the future over the past.
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