The Crown Prince's Secret

Crown Prince Minho has spent his entire life learning how to be perfect.

Perfect posture.
Perfect manners.
Perfect decisions.

But behind the cold expression and royal expectations is a secret he's hidden for nine years.

Han Jisung.

The gardener's son. His childhood best friend. The only person who makes Minho forget he's a prince.

Jisung has always been by his side, never knowing just how much he means to him.

Because in a palace where every mistake can have consequences, falling in love with someone beneath your station is more dangerous than either of them realizes.

Minho knows they can never be together.

Jisung knows they should never cross that line.

Yet somehow, every stolen moment in the gardens makes it harder to stay apart.

And while they struggle to hide feelings they've spent years pretending don't exist, something is changing inside the palace.

A new arrival.

A new expectation.

A future neither of them is prepared for.

Because sometimes the greatest threat isn't the secret you know you're keeping...

It's the secret you don't know someone else is keeping from you.

The crown prince has a secret.