Neia has lived her life in silence, a single voice lost in the shadows of servitude. Sold into bondage as a child, she has learned to endure, never daring to hope for more than survival. But when fate places her in the service of Prince Amatosh-the heir to a kingdom she cannot call her own-her world begins to shift.
Amatosh is everything Neia is not: free, noble, and destined for greatness. Yet beneath his polished crown and royal duty lies a quiet loneliness, a yearning for something real in a court of masks and expectations. What begins as wary glances and unspoken words slowly grows into something neither of them can deny.
Drawn together by chance, bound by secrets, Neia and Amatosh must navigate a love as dangerous as it is intoxicating. For every tender moment stolen in the quiet of night comes with the weight of chains and the risk of ruin. And as their hearts entwine, they will be forced to ask themselves-can love truly blossom between a prince and a slave, or will it shatter beneath the cruel hand of fate?
A slow-burn romance of forbidden desire, fragile hope, and the courage it takes to love against all odds.
Warning: This story is intended for the ages of 18+. There is NSFW, 'smut', degradation, 'racism', blood, and gore. If any of those topics you are sensitive to, I highly recommend you not to read. Thank you.