Unchosen Crown
"Promise me one thing?" Henry broke the silence with a trembling voice, dancing around the knot in his throat.
"Anything," Alex replied in the same whispering tone, his words traveling to Henry's lips with the softness of a breeze.
"Promise you won't forget me?" Henry's plea came inflamed with vulnerability, insecurity, and fear playing in every fiber of his being.
"Not even if I tried," Alex assured, bringing his lips close for a kiss without contact, a seal of sincerity that transcended letters and words.
Henry wasn't finished. He held Alex's gaze with an intensity that defied the barriers between them.
"Promise we will be the Florentino and Fermina of our time? That no matter how much time passes, you will still love me?"
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Henry is the future king of England, and he has to fiercely fight monarchy to live an unexpected, but devastating love story.