“I, Kim Namjoon, take you to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God’s holy law. To this, I give thee my troth.” Namjoon stated his vows with a calm expression, though his eyes revealed a different story.

It was the wedding of the century. The world watched as Prince Kim Namjoon, heir apparent to the Throne, wed you, the Count’s daughter. To outsiders, it was a perfect love story. In truth, it was far from it.

Namjoon cared for you, but his heart belonged to another—someone destined to marry the Duke. In heartbreak, he proposed to you on impulse, hoping time would help him forget. It didn’t. You, aware of his unrest, stayed silent, trusting the royal family’s promise that all would be well.