Beatrice

As the last princess of Elpasa, Beatrice could only watch as the Nosteros Empire destroyed her homeland. Now forced to live as a slave in the empire, the former princess adopts the name Chloe to hide her past and start anew. But when Duke Alessandro, the very man who destroyed Elpasa and attempted to kill Beatrice, takes notice of Chloe for her intellect and charm, a hide-and-seek romance between a princess in hiding and a wicked duke unfurls. *Source: Tapas* ---- Princess Beatrice of Elpasa can do nothing but watch helplessly as Duke Alessandro of the Nosteros Empire invades her country and strips her of her status—but nobody could’ve have predicted to take to the hard labor like a fish to water. Having grown up as the commoner Chloe, the former princess is quick to reclaim her birth name and chop off her long locks, eager to get a fresh start to her second life. Her past is hard to escape, however, as her intellect and charm catches the eye of Duke Alessandro himself! Will she be able to hide her identity as Beatrice, or is she fated to meet her end by his sword? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*