"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞." "𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰." "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮." "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥." The moment I stepped into the room, all eyes turned to me. I wasn't just a girl anymore-I was the queen. And then, there was him. Theodore Crown, the prince who shattered my heart years ago with a single kiss. He never wanted that kiss. She kissed him. He never wanted to marry her either. But his parents? They had other plans. For eight years, he's lived with the consequences of his actions. And for eight years, he's never been able to get me out of his mind. Now, after years of power, vengeance, and betrayal, he's back. He doesn't want forgiveness. He's here to admit his mistake. But it doesn't matter-he can't have me. Not anymore. I hold the crown now. And I will decide whether the prince who broke me gets a second chance or remains in the shadows of my forgotten past. This isn't about a prince and a queen. This is about revenge. And I'm not about to let him off easy.

"𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚." "𝐈'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐝, 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭." "𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫." The moment I stepped into the classroom, all eyes turned to me. I wasn't just any new student-I was a princess, pretending to be just another teenager. And then, there was him. Elliott Hale, my bodyguard. At 24, he was six years older, towering over everyone, with eyes that could pierce through me even when he wasn't looking. His job was simple: protect me. Keep me hidden. But as he watched me from across the room, I felt the weight of a thousand unspoken words hanging between us. This wasn't just high school. This was my life-my secret, my duty, and now, my heart on the line.