A murdered prince returns to the mate ceremony and chooses a flower seller over his crown.
Imperial prince Alex falls to his brother Cassius's blade during his coronation and wakes at the sacred mate-selection rite. He rejects noblewoman Livia and claims Elena, a humble flower seller, forfeiting his title. They scrape together a modest, affectionate existence until Cassius brands Elena's keepsake as stolen property. To vindicate her, Alex submits to the burning divine trial of the steps, his flesh searing as the penalty looms.
Markers
- 1reborn prince chooses commoner
- 2brother frames wife's token
- 3burning divine trial
Audience
Anyone who wants a second-chance royalty tale where love costs a crown and a god's trial tests devotion.
