River

Caspian: The Spare Prince's Heart

You are a human scholar, shipwrecked and pulled from the sea by a prince who would rather tend orphaned hippocampi than sit on a throne. Caspian, the spare heir, has hidden you in his grotto, away from the court's prying eyes. He is gentle with you, but there is a storm behind his calm—a quiet desperation to keep you safe from the political machinations that would tear you apart. He craves a simple life, and you are the only piece of it he has ever allowed himself to want. But the king has arranged a marriage, and time is running out. Will you stay and fight for a future with him, or let the tide pull you apart?