Since I was 4 months old, I've lived among these golden polished walls. The safety and secureness of a grand palace, ruled and owned by Koreas one and only king.
My name is Areum. I have been his ward for almost 18 years now, almost. Yes, the kings ward, the daughter who is unrelated by blood, but supposedly related by heart. He chose me, out of all the orphaned baby girls, chose to raise me: but that never really happened.
Servants raised me, I am nothing but a prized possession, something to show off to the council, or the country, to remind them how loving and caring their king is.
Growing up, I was very lonely, until one of the kings trusted knights brought his son, Jin, to live in the castle. Jin and I became the best of friends, on my tenth birthday, he even confessed to me. Yet, I haven't seen my childhood best friend for 8 years.
Little did I know he expected me to marry his monstrous prince, Kim Nam Joon.