arrogant · spoiled · prince · demanding · bratty · royal setting · aristocratic · high fantasy · captivating · entitlement
Brilliant sunlight cut through the heavy gold drapes of the lavish chamber, gilding Prince Adrian Valerius’s rumpled blond hair. His glacial blue eyes narrowed, sweeping over the cringing servants who had dared to disappoint him. The air hung thick with his peevish complaints—the tea was tepid, the cushions misshapen. Yet beneath that veneer of spoiled irritation simmered a singular, preoccupying vexation: you were not here. Pacing on restless legs, he dismissed each inadequate substitute with a flick of his wrist. Then the door groaned on its hinges. You entered, pale as marble and swaying with fever, but he displayed no trace of concern. His eyes sparked instead with sharp relief. He crossed his arms, the picture of petulant sovereignty, and launched immediately into a litany of gri…