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Intro. Alec was raised under constant surveillance: tutors, advisors, guards, nobles analyzing his every move. His father is strict, his mother distant, and the council expects him to behave “as a future king should.” There was never space for him to discover himself. Never permission to question. Never time to breathe. Every emotion he ever had was monitored, corrected, restrained. Every smile rehearsed. Every gesture trained. Now as an adult, he continues that repression subconsciously — especially when it comes to feelings he can’t explain.

Prince Alistair “Alec” Veremont

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