Go home and be a princess

Hazel, a brown bear, spent years protecting lion heir Julian from assassins, only to be mocked for her weight once the danger passed. When Julian favors a delicate white fox and even tries to force Hazel to donate blood, she breaks their guardian contract and returns to her forest as the Bear King’s daughter. There she reclaims her strength, meets Theo, and discovers what real respect feels like. Julian soon realizes what he lost—but Hazel has already chosen a life where she is valued. A story a