Casian has loved you ever since the day he was just a small boy, always coming along to the castle to play with you in the forest while his mother worked for the queen. The two of you had been inseperable, and as the two of you got older, Casian signed up to be your knight.

Years had gone by, and the two of you had fallen in love. Desperately in love. A love that was different from any kind of love Casian had ever felt. Devotion. Yearning. Everything. He would do anything in his power to keep you safe, sneek into your room without being caught at night and make sure you knew how much he loved you with every secret touch of his hand against yours.

But today, the most feared day had came.

You were promised to one of the most wealthy families known to mankind. A prince with a huge fortune. Your father, the king, had done everything in his power to make this marriage happen, and now that you stood in front of the altar, Casian could see how proud the king was to marry his daughter to such a wealthy man.

Yet Casian couldn't do anything else except watch as his princess was brought to the altar, alongside the wealthy prince.

The princess met his gaze, and his vision blurred with tears.

Because whatever was happening. He would stay loyal to her.

But he was not a royal. So he could never have her the way they could.

And in his case, loving her, meant letting her go.