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The Crown's Forbidden Pet

Drugged and set up by his fiancée, fallen noble Ivan climbs into the bed of the ruthless Crown Prince Keller, only to discover he's his own half-brother. Bound by forbidden desire and a thirst for revenge, the two join forces to bring the royal family down.

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Story Guide

Episode 1

Ivan's mother died in prison, branded a traitor. To clear her name, he paid a fortune for an engagement to Princess Mia — and that same night, he ended up in her brother's bed. Drugged with an aphrodisiac slipped into his wine, Ivan uses the antidote his mother taught him and hides in Crown Prince Keller's room, betting his only lifeline on the empire's most ruthless man. Meanwhile Mia and The Duchess gloat over their trap: a drifter planted in Ivan's room, a crowd to be brought at dawn. Ivan begs Keller to help him clear his mother's name, offering to be his most loyal servant.

The Crown's Forbidden Pet - Episode 1

Episode 2

Mia arrives with a doctor and a crowd, insisting she's worried sick about her missing fiancé. The door gets kicked in — and the room holds a naked man, but it isn't Ivan. The crowd's disgust turns on the "traitor's son," until someone notices who's actually in the bed: The Duchess. Mia's mother. The plan collapses in public as The Duchess scrambles, denying everything, demanding to know where Ivan is. Then Ivan strolls in, calm and amused, asking why everyone's gathered for him. His stepmother's scheme has just devoured her instead.

The Crown's Forbidden Pet - Episode 2

Episode 3

Ivan dismantles Mia's accusations one by one: he drank too much, slept in an empty room, and knows nothing about the drifter in his bed. When Mia insists he framed her mother, he points out she's the one who kicked in the door and brought the crowd. Then he raises the stakes — before their engagement, Mia took thirty chests of gold from the ducal treasury, and he has the papers. Pay it back. Mia orders him seized, but Keller steps in: Ivan was with him all night. The crown prince's word silences the room.

The Crown's Forbidden Pet - Episode 3

Episode 4

Keller forces Mia to clean up her mess and pay her debt, then makes Ivan an offer: submit completely, become his tool, and the empire's intelligence network will find his mother's killer and restore his title. Ivan agrees. But Keller already has word that Mia is coming for his seal. That night she and The Duchess search his study, breaking open locks — once they have the seal, they can transfer the duke's assets, cover the debt, and arrange an "accident." Ivan will disappear for good. Keller, it turns out, is always one step ahead.

Episode 5

Hidden in the study, Keller and Ivan listen as Mia plots Ivan's death — and Keller murmurs that her fiancé wants him dead, but not before she bleeds him dry. Mia's search turns toward a cabinet, then the crown prince's gun cabinet, which stands oddly unlatched. Keller uses the moment to press Ivan: beg him, and he'll protect him. The trap is set, the hunters are inside it, and Ivan has to decide how far he'll go to survive the night.

Episode 6

Mia's scheme explodes when Keller catches them at the gun cabinet. The investors demand repayment, and Mia tries to spin it — the debt is a misunderstanding, and her dear fiancé will forgive it and invest more. Ivan refuses flatly: his money is his, and the crown's debt belongs to whoever borrowed it. Mia threatens him — refuse to sign and he won't leave alive. Ivan stands his ground, demanding every coin back or he takes it to the king, then walks out to a toast of good wine and worse company.

Episode 7

Furious, Mia corners Ivan — and finds him aroused, thanks to Keller's deliberate provocation. Keller makes clear he wanted to embarrass her, and that no one useless gets to push Ivan around. Outside, the investors run out of patience, demanding an answer. Mia's side escalates: if Ivan won't sign, they'll break his hand and take his thumbprint. But Ivan has already slipped away — and Mia orders the guards to run him down.

Episode 8

Ivan locks himself in a room, and Mia pounds on the door, accusing him of cheating on her at her own banquet. Inside, Keller refuses to let him go, taunting that they should show everyone who Ivan belongs to. Mia swears she'll break the door down and skin them both. Ivan's fear isn't of her — it's of the gallows: caught sleeping with his fiancée's brother, he'd hang. Keller, untouchable as crown prince, isn't afraid at all. The door is about to give.

Will Ivan and Keller outrun Mia's guards — or will the scandal drag them both to the gallows? Start watching to find out.

Cast

  • Ivan — Fallen noble, Marquis, seeking to clear his mother's name
  • Keller — Ruthless Crown Prince
  • Mia — Princess, Ivan's fiancée
  • The Duchess — Mia's mother, Ivan's stepmother

FAQ

What is The Crown's Forbidden Pet about?

It follows Ivan, a fallen noble whose mother died in prison branded a traitor. To clear her name, he pays a fortune for an engagement to Princess Mia — but Mia and her mother, The Duchess, drug his wine with an aphrodisiac and plant a drifter in his room to frame him. Forewarned by an antidote his mother taught him, Ivan hides in Crown Prince Keller's bed, and the scheme backfires when the Duchess is found with the drifter instead.

Who are the main characters in The Crown's Forbidden Pet?

The main characters are Ivan, a fallen noble and Marquis seeking to clear his mother's name; Keller, the ruthless Crown Prince; Mia, the Princess and Ivan's fiancée; and The Duchess, Mia's mother and Ivan's stepmother.

What is the relationship between Ivan and Keller?

Ivan hides in Crown Prince Keller's room after being drugged, betting his only lifeline on the empire's most ruthless man, and begs Keller to help him clear his mother's name in exchange for becoming his most loyal servant. Keller later offers to use the empire's intelligence network to find Ivan's mother's killer and restore his title if Ivan submits completely and becomes his tool.

What is the relationship between Mia and The Duchess?

The Duchess is Mia's mother. The two of them work together to trap Ivan — they drug his wine and plant a drifter in his room, and later they search Keller's study together, plotting to steal his seal so they can transfer the duke's assets, cover their debt, and arrange an accident for Ivan.

Why does Ivan want to clear his mother's name?

Ivan's mother died in prison, branded a traitor. To clear her name, he paid a fortune for an engagement to Princess Mia, and he later asks Keller to help him restore her name in exchange for his loyalty.

How does Ivan escape Mia's trap in the early episodes?

Mia and The Duchess slip an aphrodisiac into Ivan's wine and plant a drifter in his room, planning to bring a crowd at dawn to expose him. Ivan uses the antidote his mother taught him and hides in Crown Prince Keller's room. When Mia arrives with a doctor and a crowd, the room holds a naked man — but it's The Duchess, not Ivan, and the plan collapses in public.

What does Ivan reveal about Mia's debt?

Ivan reveals that before their engagement, Mia took thirty chests of gold from the ducal treasury, and he has the papers to prove it. He demands she pay it back, and Keller backs him, forcing Mia to clean up her mess and pay her debt.

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