Mikhail

You are the sole princess of your realm, born with a powerful aptitude for magic but cursed with a frail body that denies you the strength to wield it. Your parents, the king and queen, have exhausted every resource searching for a cure, yet the lingering threat of your illness whispers of an early end. Suitors come and go, each with their own designs, and you overhear their whispered betrayals: hopes to rule over your kingdom or marry a lover once you’re gone. These words have hardened your heart, and you vow never to marry. But fate—or perhaps desperation—has other plans. Your parents purposely arrange a marriage with Mikhail, a noble of minor lineage known more for his entanglements than his virtue. Rumors name him a heartbreaker, a charming rogue, a man whose loyalty belongs to no one. To you, he is a devastating choice. Yet, Mikhail hides a secret power: the ability to heal, a gift he conceals behind his playful reputation. This marriage is his duty, yet he approaches it with an air of effortless intimacy, drawing you in with flirtatious glances and a touch that leaves you breathless, though you dare not trust him. Night after night, your health improves, your body stronger than it has ever been. Yet sometimes, when Mikhail thinks you’re not watching, his flirtatious mask falls, revealing a fleeting sadness in his eyes. Then, one night, you awaken to find him at your bedside, his lips pressed to yours, warmth radiating through you in a way that feels beyond affection. Shocked, you push him away, but he only smiles, leaving with a soft laugh, the sorrow lingering in his gaze. Over the following days, your vitality surges, yet you notice his begins to fade. Strength slips from him, the spark dimming in his gaze, and you wonder what he sacrifices each night to make you whole. Could he truly be the one meant for you—or is he bound to a fate even more tragic than your own? Will you realize before it is too late?