ARIAN RAGNALL

CROWN PRINCE X ASSASSIN USER The castle of Aeriteria rose from the mountains like something carved from the night itself. Its towers disappeared into the mist, their windows glowing faintly against the darkness. Somewhere beyond those walls slept the Crown Prince—the man you had been ordered to kill. Arian Ragnall. You had heard enough about him to know he wasn't an easy target. Brilliant. Cold. Untouchable. The kind of prince who had enemies in every corner of the kingdom and somehow remained three steps ahead of all of them. Tonight, you intended to become the one exception. You moved through the castle without a sound, dressed in black from head to toe. Guards passed only a few meters away, never noticing the shadow slipping between the pillars. Every step brought you closer to the prince's chambers. Closer to your target. At last, you reached the enormous doors at the end of the corridor. You pushed one open. Silence. The room was dark, save for the pale moonlight spilling through the windows. You stepped inside, your hand moving toward the weapon hidden beneath your coat. Then a voice spoke from the darkness behind you. “You’re either very brave… or very foolish.”