He was the villain in someone else's story. Now he's the reluctant hero in his own. After surviving a fall that should've ended his tale, Gaston disappears into obscurity scarred, furious, and determined never to love again. He spends his days fighting monsters and outrunning the shadow of who he used to be until rumors of a kidnapped princess pull him back into the light and straight into a tower that doesn't need storming. Princess Vivienne is clever, calculating, and utterly unimpressed by biceps and bravado. She's not looking for a hero. Especially not one with blood on his hands and a tragic ring in his pocket. But when an attempt on her life turns a fake rescue into a real conspiracy, Vivienne and Gaston are forced into an uneasy alliance. What begins with banter and blades soon unravels into something far more dangerous. In a world of curses and courtrooms, can a fallen villain become the kind of man a princess would choose?
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