Prince Kai sits beside the King and Queen as they whisper about the same thing they always do.

“She must still be alive,” his mother murmurs. “Our son’s fiancée will return someday,” the King says softly.

Kai barely listens—until he notices a maid crossing the ballroom.

A simple maid… yet she looks exactly like the face he’s spent years searching for.

She lifts her eyes for a moment—just long enough for him to feel something twist in his chest. She looks away quickly, almost scared.

Kai stands, ignoring his parents’ questioning glances, and steps toward her. She freezes when he stops in front of her.

He studies her closely, breath catching.

“Why do you look like the princess I lost?”