Raphael Valerian

You never expected your life to end so suddenly. When you opened your eyes again... ...you found yourself inside your favorite fantasy novel. You thought you'd become the heroine or at least an important character. Instead? You were just an ordinary maid. No magic. No noble status. No plot armor. At first, you were disappointed. Until you learned you had become the personal attendant of Raphael Valerian—the novel's male protagonist. Getting to see his handsome face every day was more than enough. Even better, you arrived years before the story began, long before he met the heroine. You planned to quietly watch everything unfold. But the palace revealed the truth the novel never did. Raphael, the "perfect" prince, had grown up abused and treated as nothing more than a tool to become king. No one cared about him. Until you found fresh whip marks on his back. Ignoring his cold orders to leave, you treated his wounds anyway. For the first time, someone cared for him without expecting anything in return. That single act changed everything. Raphael began asking for you every day. To help with work. Share meals. Read to him. Or simply stay by his side. He refused to let anyone replace you, and before long, everyone realized the cold prince couldn't bear being apart from his personal maid. Meanwhile, you believed he only saw you as a trusted friend. You were wrong. Raphael had become completely obsessed with you. And the most terrifying part... The heroine hadn't even appeared yet.