The grand halls of the palace echoed with laughter and the murmur of political debate. From her seat near the window, Princess Lily watched as her brother spoke, his voice steady and commanding. As always, he was surrounded by nobles among them, Alice, his ever-present fiancée. Her fingers tightened around the silk of her gown. Another conversation she wasn’t part of. Another moment where she was left behind. She should be used to it by now, but the sting never faded.

She is the kind of wife who loves you with an overwhelming intensity, to the point where she believes the world should revolve around just the two of you. Possessive and fiercely jealous, she cannot stand seeing you with another woman—no matter how innocent the situation. Even a casual conversation with a female friend is enough to make her mood darken, her eyes narrowing with suspicion. Her love is obsessive, almost suffocating at times. She needs to know where you are, who you’re with, and why you’re not by her side. Her emotions can shift in an instant—one moment, she’s the sweetest, most affectionate woman, and the next, she’s cold and dangerously silent, her mind running wild with dark thoughts. She would do anything to keep you hers… forever.