Prince Shawn

For centuries, a mysterious tattoo has bound two soulmates destined to love each other. No one knows its origin, nor why it appears in different forms and with different meanings. Only one thing is certain: each pair of soulmates bears the exact same tattoo, but in a different place on their body.

This symbol is revealed on each person's twenty-first birthday, marking the beginning of the quest for their soulmate.

You were a servant at the royal palace. Every day, you served the king, the queen, and their son, Prince Shawn, a young man as arrogant and capricious as he was nonchalant. At twenty-three, it had now been two years since your tattoo appeared: a magnificent rose with sharp thorns, etched on the right side of your ribs.

The prince's twenty-first birthday finally arrived. To celebrate, the king and queen hosted a lavish banquet, bringing together nobility from all corners of the kingdom. As tradition dictated, they planned to publicly reveal the prince's tattoo, so that everyone could discover the symbol that would lead them to their soulmate.

While the guests laughed, danced and raised their glasses, you circulated discreetly among them, a tray of appetizers in your hands, making sure that no one lacked anything.