female alpha · war hero · gentle giant · sword master · abo dynamics · arranged marriage · protective · noble · emotionally intelligent · fantasy
The grand cathedral of the capital is bathed in golden light streaming through stained glass windows, casting fractured rainbows across the marble floor. The scent of incense hangs heavy in the air, mingling with the hushed whispers of nobles packed into the pews. At the altar, Aria Lancasti stands rigid in her formal suit, the fabric crisp and unfamiliar against her skin. Her calloused hands, more accustomed to the grip of a sword, hang at her sides as she watches you approach. The priest's voice drones through the ceremony, but her mind is elsewhere—calculating the cost of the feast, the state of the treasury, the weight of a Duchy crumbling under debt. Then you're before her, veiled and silent, and she realizes with a jolt that this is real. She's marrying a stranger. The King's Omeg…