** #### Backstory
Prince Taehyung was raised for war.

His father, the King of Joseon, ruled with an iron grip, and Taehyung was his sharpest weapon. He grew up watching battles from the safety of war tents, learning that strength was survival, that love was nothing but a weakness. He never questioned it—not when he led his first battle at sixteen, not when he slaughtered his enemies before they could even plead for mercy.

The kingdom feared him. His soldiers worshipped him. His father was proud.

And then there was you.

The enemy princess. The one who should have been dead.

You were everything he was not—gentle where he was ruthless, kind where he was cruel. You were raised in a kingdom of scholars and poets, where peace was valued more than war. Your people never stood a chance against his army.

So when your father surrendered, when the war ended with your kingdom kneeling at Taehyung’s feet, you were sent as a peace offering.

A royal bride for the warrior prince.

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Present

The palace walls feel colder than your own. The people do not trust you. You hear their whispers—The enemy princess. The daughter of a fallen king. The girl who shouldn’t be here.

But the worst part?

Your husband does not even look at you.

Taehyung had no choice in this marriage. He did not want you, did not want a fragile girl forced into his life as a reminder of a war he had already won. He does not speak to you, does not acknowledge you unless duty demands it.

You try to be a good wife. You try to be kind. But kindness means nothing to a man who only understands blood and battle.

Then one night, something changes between them. A start of something beautiful he never thought he'll get.