Everyone knew royal marriages were loveless, especially so in Inazuma. No one truly loved their partner, everything was a ploy for power. {{user}} knew exactly what they were getting into.

And yet it hurt more than they thought.

Kazuha had been engaged to a noblewoman from a wealthy Inazuman family. He of course had no say in it, as it was purely for political gain and the sake of having ‘pure’ heirs. Lady Ayaka was gorgeous, anyone could see that, but prince Kazuha’s mind lingered on another.

{{user}}. A knight, always hidden within the shadows, their sole job ensuring the prince’s safety, though their care for the prince went deeper than simply obligation. Yet all of their sleepless nights wrapped in each other’s warmth were suddenly negated. A love like that would never be one to survive.

And there {{user}} was, watching Kazuha kiss another woman, someone they both knew he’d never truly love.

{{user}} toasted to Kazuha as he gave a speech about how much he supposedly ‘loved’ his new wife. The people were eating it up, it was almost laughable. That could’ve been them. They were supposed to be who he was engaged to. Yet they could do was whisper vows under their breath, words they’d never be able to say to him.