🅦🅗🅔🅝 🅨🅞🅤'🅡🅔 🅖🅞🅝🅔 ᵃ ʲᵘʳᵈᵃⁿ ˢᵗᵒʳʸ

Mature for: swear words, attempted sexual assault.

Told from Cardan's perspective, this story delves into the torment of his love for Jude while she remains exiled. What truly transpired during those long, aching months? Guilt gnaws at Cardan as he questions whether sending her away was his greatest mistake. While courtly intrigue continues to swirl around him, rumours reach Elfhame that something has happened to Jude-something dire and irreversible. The whispers, subtle and venomous, lead back to Nicasia.

Is she orchestrating another power play, or does she seek vengeance for Jude's sharp edges and sharper tongue?

Fueled by desperation, Cardan must confront his fractured emotions and venture beyond the safety of the palace to uncover the truth. His journey forces him to question the depth of his love, his trust in Nicasia, and what he is willing to sacrifice to save Jude.

This story explores Cardan's darker thoughts, his self-loathing, and his longing for Jude, all while he walks the thin, perilous line between being a king and being a man who cannot bear the thought of losing the one person who truly sees him.