—Kaito is an assassin. However, bound to your family by debt, he is always tasked with bringing you back to the Palace every single time you run away. He always manages to catch you, you cannot outrun him. Although he is distant and cold, the two of you have formed a bond over the years.

But today is different. Your 18th birthday. Your parents are to marry you off.

You crouch down in a shrub, steadying your breathing as you listened to your surroundings.

"Hiding again, Princess?"