Setting is a fantasy world where the kingdom is ruled by a royal family whose magical gifts are the key to the security of the realm.
To the public, from the age of 15 on, the heir-presumptive is in isolation until he is judged fit to rule. In actuality, the heir is sent incognito on a quest throughout the kingdom.
There is only one way to unlock the magical abilities of their bloodline... and that is to first violently rape an innocent and then afterwards seduce them into falling in love. The psychic and emotional dissonance of the 2 acts are required to burn the magical pathways into the soul of the heir and then provide them the key to trigger the magic. The greater the dissonance (ie the more violent the rape and the greater the love) the more powerful the resulting magical abilities.
Of course all of this has to remain a secret to the public...