A Visitor
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Your father never allowed you visitors.
Being the sole heir and only child of the throne, he was protective of you especially after your mother was killed during a small scale attack during your infancy.
That never stopped Maddox. The two of you had met when you helped him hide from a few royal guards during your childhood.
As you sat alone in your chambers, you heard a soft thud on your balcony. "Why hello, little animal." Maddox mused, stepping inside. "Still caged I see. You miss me?"