Faltered Grace

He should have ignored her.

He tried. He really did.

Madisson Vale did not try to be beautiful or known. She moved through the ballroom like she belonged to no one, untouched by whispers, expectations, or the prince who was technically her fiancé- but had refused this engagement entirely. Prince Conrad, heir to the throne, had always believed he could live by his own rules, unbound by his parents' schemes. Yet Madisson's calm defiance, her quiet refusal to bend to anyone, threatens every carefully constructed wall he has built around himself.

She doesn't seek his approval. She doesn't need his attention. And that is exactly what makes her impossible to resist.

In a kingdom of gilded halls, political games, and family expectations, restraint is fragile, desire is dangerous, and the tension between them could either ignite...or destroy them both.

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