Summary

EzraBellorenisaknight.Themostfaithfulbladeofthefirstprince,HeliosDeLuxaelianSunthyr.Fearedacrosstheland,heisknownastheCrimsonFae,aknightwhosebeautyisalwaysstainedwithblood.Noonequestionshisloyaltyorhisskill.ButEzracarriesasecrethehasswornnevertoreveal.Heisanomega.Fortwenty-fouryears,Ezrahidhissecondgenderandlivedcontentwithhislifeasaknight.Thatsecretalonewasdangerousenough.Then,onanunexpectednight,hefoundhimselfunderthegazeofagold-eyedprince,andeverythingchanged.Fiveyearslater,Ezrareturnsfromalong“vacation”afterreceivingurgentlettersfromHeliosaboutthekingdom’sworseningstate,callinghiscaptainbacktoduty.Hedoesnotreturnalone.Athissideisachildwithgoldeneyes,theunmistakablemarkofroyalblood.Ezrawilldowhateverittakestofulfillhisdutyasaknight,evenifitmeanshidingthetruthofhishiddenheirfromtheverykingdomhesworetoprotect.⊱༺༒︎༻⊰“Maman…doIhaveapapa?”Liorasks,hiseyeswidewithinnocentcuriosity.Ezraalmostfrownsatthesuddenquestion.Hestopshimselfjustintime.“Ofcourseyoudo.”Lior’sgriptightensaroundhissleeve.“Whereishe?”Ezradoesn’tanswerrightaway.Howcouldhe?HowcouldheexplainthatLior’sfatherwassomeonehehadalreadymet,someonewhowalkedthehallsofthepalaceingoldandauthority?Someonewhocouldneverbeallowedtoknowheexisted.