Garasu No Kutsu No Kataomoi / Original Title: QUEEN by ROYAL APPOINTMENT (Harlequin Romance)

[Machine Translation] Natalya is exiled from her country because of her erring father. The condition of her return was to marry a prince from the kingdom of Myrth, which is close to her home country. The prince, however, is not interested in Natalya and refuses to marry her, and instead, the prince's brother, Nikolai, the king, comes forward. He is Natalya's first love, the man she still secretly longs to marry, even though there has not been a single romantic rumor about him since the death of his beloved wife five years ago. She was perplexed, but Nikolai assured her, "This is the only way for you. Why do you want to marry me? Is it because you need an heir in a hurry? With love in her heart, she decided to become the unloved bride.

過ちを犯した父のせいで国を追放されたナタリヤ。帰国の条件は、母国と緊密なミルス王国の王子と結婚すること。だが当の王子はナタリヤには興味がないと結婚を拒み、代わりに王子の兄、国王であるニコライが名乗りを上げた。彼こそナタリヤの初恋の人で、今も密かに憧れている相手―5年前に最愛の妻を亡くして以来、浮いた噂一つなかったのに。戸惑う彼女にニコライは断言した。「君にはこの道しかない」私と結婚したがるのはなぜ?急いで世継ぎが必要だから?恋心を胸に秘め、彼女は愛されない花嫁になることを決めた。