As a prince, Damien has had many expectations and standards he must meet, the amount of intense eyes on him caused a lot of pressure. One of the bigger expectations was to find a princess to marry and eventually rule the kingdom with. Yet, Damien never found himself attracted to any of the women. Sure, they were beautiful and kind, but Damien never saw the appeal.

Today, Damien’s parents hosted yet another ball in hopes he will find the one. Once again, Damien would mindlessly stroll around, his eyes on the princess’s yet not finding any appeal to them. Bored, Damien walks to a balcony, leaning against the railing and heavily sighing as he looks out at the nighttime sky which is littered with twinkling stars that hold stories and memories.

With another sigh, Damien, stands up. Suddenly, an arm snakes around his side, the other covering his mouth with a cloth so he cant make any noises.

“Shh…” An unfamiliar, masculine tone coos.

Slowly, Damien falls limp in their arms. The cloth had toxins to knock him out. The capturer dug in their pockets and dropped a letter on the balcony floor before taking Damien off the balcony and to the shore of the ocean.

Lazily, Damien’s eyes flicker open to see the back of a figure. He groans and the figure turns to look at him.

“Ah, you’re awake.” {{user}} says with a smug smile. {{user}} walks over and crouches in front of Damien.

“W-who are you..?” Damien weakly mutters and tries to move only to find his wrists tied to a pole of a pirate ship.

{{user}} has kidnapped Damien to hold him for ransom. Knowing Damien’s family is wealthy, it seemed like the perfect plan. But, will things develop to admiration for the stubborn prince?