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Reincarnated as the Fourth Prince but the Male Leads Are In Love With Me

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chapter 2

The ballroom remained silent.

Leon, Rowan, and Cassian stood frozen.

Elena's laughter echoed through the hall.

"You finally realized it."

Adrian looked between them in confusion.

"Realized what?"

"No!" Leon answered immediately.

"Nothing," Rowan said at the same time.

Cassian calmly sipped his tea.

"Absolutely nothing."

Elena rolled her eyes.

The three of them were hopeless.

After the ball, the male leads did everything possible to avoid Adrian.

Unfortunately, avoiding him only made things worse.

Leon found himself staring at the empty seat beside him during meetings.

Rowan kept expecting to see Adrian during his morning training sessions.

Cassian spent hours making magical devices before remembering he had nobody to give them to.

Their lives suddenly felt... emptier.

None of them liked it.

Meanwhile, Adrian was enjoying the peace.

For the first time since his reincarnation, nobody was glaring at him.

Nobody was criticizing him.

Nobody was acting strangely around him.

It was wonderful.

Then disaster struck.

A marriage proposal arrived.

The proposal came from the powerful House Everhart.

Their eldest son, Duke Lucian Everhart, was young, talented, handsome, and one of the most desirable bachelors in the Empire.

The Emperor was interested.

The nobles were excited.

And Adrian was completely unaware of the storm this would cause.

The next morning, Leon nearly crushed the letter in his hand.

"What is this?"

"A proposal?" Adrian answered.

"No."

The Crown Prince's smile looked dangerous.

"It will not happen."

Rowan arrived moments later.

Upon hearing the news, he immediately stood.

"I'll reject it."

"Why?" Adrian asked.

Rowan froze.

Because he had no acceptable answer.

Then Cassian appeared.

The magician read the proposal.

The paper immediately caught fire.

"Oops."

"You burned it!"

"My hand slipped."

"It didn't."

"It did."

For the first time, the three men were united.

They hated Duke Lucian.

Despite never having met him.

A week later, the duke arrived at the palace.

And unfortunately for everyone involved, he was charming.

Very charming.

"Your Highness."

Lucian bowed and kissed Adrian's hand.

"It is an honor."

Adrian smiled politely.

The male leads looked ready to start a war.

During dinner, Lucian sat beside Adrian.

Leon nearly broke his fork.

Rowan shattered a wine glass.

Cassian quietly calculated how many spells he could legally use against a duke.

The answer was apparently very few.

Then Lucian smiled.

"I would like to court His Highness properly."

Silence.

The temperature in the room seemed to drop.

"No."

Leon spoke first.

The entire table turned toward him.

The Crown Prince realized his mistake.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

"No?" Lucian asked.

Leon clenched his jaw.

"No."

"Why not?"

Because he's mine.

The words almost escaped.

Almost.

Rowan immediately intervened.

"The prince already has fiancés."

Lucian smiled.

"Fiancés who don't seem interested in marrying him."

The room froze.

Because it was true.

For years, they had acted as though Adrian meant nothing to them.

For years, they had made him believe he was unwanted.

And now someone else was trying to take his place.

For the first time, guilt settled heavily in their hearts.

That evening, Adrian sat alone in the palace garden.

He stared at the moon and wondered what he should do.

A proposal from a duke wasn't a small matter.

Yet he wasn't sure he wanted another political marriage.

"Your Highness."

Adrian looked up.

Leon stood there.

Alone.

For once.

The Crown Prince seemed nervous.

Which was shocking.

Leon Valmont never looked nervous.

"Can we talk?"

"Of course."

Leon sat beside him.

For several moments, neither spoke.

Then Leon finally broke the silence.

"I owe you an apology."

Adrian blinked.

An apology?

"I treated you poorly."

Leon looked away.

"I convinced myself I disliked you."

His voice was quiet.

"Perhaps because it was easier than admitting the truth."

Adrian's heart skipped a beat.

Before Leon could continue, another voice interrupted.

"Then I should apologize too."

Rowan stepped out from the shadows.

Cassian followed immediately afterward.

Of course he did.

The three men exchanged looks.

None of them were happy to see the others.

But none of them left.

For the first time, there were no excuses.

No denial.

No pretending.

Leon took a deep breath.

Rowan clenched his fists.

Cassian set down his teacup.

And Adrian suddenly realized something important.

The confessions he had been waiting for were finally about to begin.

but he didn't know that this was the beginning of his love story and the start of something that could destroy him he could decide whether he would love or burn in the fire of the truth

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