Chapter 1
The Smile Everyone Believed
Prince Justine of Vellaria was born into a world built on glitter, silk, and camera flashes. He was every woman's dream—handsome, charming, and dangerously well-trained in public perfection. To the outside world, he was a modern prince with a philanthropic heart, known for funding education in underprivileged cities and smiling at every crying baby handed to him on royal tours
But behind those curated Instagram posts and flawless press releases, Prince Justine hid something else entirely, a plan, decades in the making.
He wasn't born the crown prince—that was his older brother, Prince Troy. But when Troy died under "mysterious circumstances" during a solo yacht trip in Greece, Justine ascended. The kingdom mourned. The headlines praised his strength. But only Justine and one other person knew the truth.
And she was watching him now.