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Beneath The Crown | yyyeodang

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Story Notes

She’s just a maid. He’s the future king.

And their story was never meant to be written.

21-year-old Elira, struggling to keep her life from falling apart, takes a job at the royal palace to fund her education and care for her sick mother. She expects long shifts, strict rules, and the usual rich-people drama. What she doesn’t expect is to be assigned to Crown Prince León Alejandro de Valverde—the cold, guarded heir whose reputation is as ruthless as it is royal.

León isn’t used to people lasting around him. He’s too sharp, too closed-off, too burdened by the weight of the crown. But there’s something new with Elira. She doesn’t flinch when he enters a room. She challenges him. And worst of all—he finds himself wanting to know her.

What begins as quiet defiance and mutual annoyance slowly turns into something undeniable. But palace walls have ears, and the spotlight of royalty burns unforgivingly. With the throne watching their every move and betrayal lurking closer than either of them knows, love becomes the most dangerous risk of all.

This is a story of forbidden love, impossible choices, and the spark between two people who were never supposed to touch—let alone fall for each other.

Summary

What happens when the maid meant to stay invisible catches the eye of the one born to rule? She came to the palace to disappear into the background—one of many maids, here only to earn enough to pay for college and keep her sick mother alive. Assigned to the Crown Prince—known for his cold silence, impossible demands, and the string of maids who never lasted a week—she expects nothing more than long hours and quiet suffering. But León Alejandro de Valverde is not just cold. He’s fire beneath ice, with secrets carved deep into his perfect posture and unreadable eyes. And for some reason, he notices her. In a palace built on tradition, duty, and rules that never bend—what starts as stolen glances and accidental conversations may just unravel everything. Because love was never meant to bloom behind palace walls... especially not between a crown and a servant.

Genre: Romance

Author: yeodang

Status: Ongoing

Chapters: 2

Rating: n/a

Age Rating: 16+

Characters

ELIRA LÓPEZ | 21

LEÓN ALEJANDRO DE VALVERDE | 23

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