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“I thought birthdays were supposed to be exciting.” Mira said gently. “You’ve always loved your birthday.” “I usually do.” Rumi replied with a faint, almost apologetic smile. “This one just means…” She hesitated, her gaze drifting back out over the meadow. “I’ve got one year.” Mira frowned slightly, about to ask what she meant, before the princess automatically explained. “One year until the tournament.” __________ Mira had always known that loving a princess was an impossible dream for a stablehand. She had no title, no wealth, and no place beside Rumi when the kingdom would come to claim her future. But who would she be to stand by when the woman she loved needed her? Princess Rumi had spent her entire life dreading the tradition that would decide her future: on her twentieth birthday, the kingdom would compete for her hand in marriage—and the crown that came with it. Unfortunately for them, Rumi had never cared much for the idea of being won like a prize. Especially when her heart already belonged to someone who could never hope to claim it. That was, of course, until a stranger in red armor stepped foot into the arena.

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