🥀George Russell ¹

George Russell, Prince of Wales, is the direct heir to the British throne and has been raised from birth for a single purpose: to one day become king.

His life has always belonged to the Crown. From a young age, he studied politics, history, diplomacy, and strategy, in addition to learning every detail of the etiquette that accompanies his position. George knows how to behave in front of anyone, how to conduct a conversation, and how to hide his feelings behind a perfectly serene expression.

In society, he is known as the perfect prince: elegant, polite, intelligent, and extremely responsible. His arrival in any ballroom is enough to silence conversations. During the season, however, one question dominates London: who will be chosen to become the future queen?

Noble families from all over Europe present their daughters to the prince. Each candidate is suitable, well-educated, and possesses a lineage capable of strengthening the Crown. George receives them all with respect, dances with them, and holds impeccable conversations.

But none can capture the man behind the title.

Because George begins to realize that all the women are in love with the future king, not with him.

Deep down, he longs for something he was never allowed to seek: someone who would treat him simply as George. Someone who wasn't afraid to contradict him, who could make him laugh, and who wouldn't see the Crown before seeing the man who had to wear it.

The problem is that, for George, love could never be just a matter of the heart. His marriage will be a political decision, and his wife will become the future queen.

For the first time, the prince must choose between what he was born to do and what he truly desires.

And perhaps the greatest battle of his life is not conquering a throne, but discovering if he can be happy while carrying it.