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Rebellious. Defiant. Reluctant.

Isolde Blackwell never wanted the crown. Her loving parents and the kingdom they rule mean everything to her, but when her elder sister abdicates, the unwanted responsibility of becoming queen falls on her shoulders.

Determined to escape her fate, Isolde crafts a new identity—cold, arrogant, unapproachable. She lashes out, pushing everyone away, hoping to convince her family and court that she's unfit for the throne.

Then Lyra Skyblade enters her life. Half-human, half-demon, and fiercely independent, Lyra saves Isolde from an attack, unknowingly becoming her bodyguard. Thrust together by circumstance, their initial animosity burns hot, each detesting the other.

But as they face monstrous threats and navigate political intrigue, Isolde's icy facade begins to thaw. Lyra's unwavering dedication stirs something unexpected within her. Can Isolde embrace her true self and the burgeoning feelings she has for Lyra, even as she fights against the destiny she never wanted?

In a world where rebellion and duty clash, two souls find love in the most unlikely of places.

The princess's bodyguard ( Isolde point of view)

We barely made it to the far side of the stables before I snapped patience shredded like paper in the wind. Isolde's fingers tangled in my hair, her mouth crushed against mine, frantic and unforgiving.

She tasted like jealousy and desperation and something worse something I'd grown to crave like breath.

The smell of hay, the soft thud of hooves, the chatter of distant voices all of it dissolved into nothing. There was only her: unhinged, stunning, mine.

I shoved her back against the wall, the boards groaning in protest. Her skirts gathered in my fists as I kissed her like I meant to unravel every lie she wore.

She met me with teeth and tongue and those strangled noises she always tried and failed to hide. For once, the Ice Princess burned. She burned like she'd been waiting too long to feel anything.

Hot moment in the stable ( R18)