Fantasy

“My lady… would you like to rest now?” There was a pause before Lumina slowly turned her head in Ashen’s direction.
    “Let’s get this straight,” she began, her tone cool as she ignored Stella's question.
    “You look like a cursed, weak, and forgotten son of Drakonia.” Ero gasped audibly. “My lady!”
    He moved to speak again, but Ashen raised a hand and stopped him.
    “Coming from someone who can’t see,” Ashen said dryly, “don’t you think that’s quite the overestimation?”
    Lumina smiled, then moved closer to him. Ashen stiffened at her action. She shouldn't have known exactly where he stood, yet her steps brought her directly before him.
    “I am blind,” she said quietly, “but I am not weak or stupid. Let’s make a deal.”
    Ashen’s eyes narrowed. “What kind of deal?”
    “Two years,” she said, her voice unwavering. “You help me find the one person who can restore my sight… and in return, I will help you gain recognition in this realm.”
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    Blind, by her late mother so as to protect her from the evil ones, she lives the life of an outcast and is underestimated.
    Princess Lumina hides dangerous secrets behind her calm grace. In the shadows of court betrayal, she’s forced to outwit her enemies, even if it's her own family.
    While across the realm, Ashen, the cursed prince of Drakonis, drinks to forget a life of disdain and is also known as the weak one. But when a mysterious girl brushes past him, unseen something inside him awakens.
    A heartbeat that isn’t his, it’s the first time this is happening, he wants her and he must get her.