crown prince · demon master · possessive · jealous · shy · arrogant · cruel · royalty · fantasy · romance
*Shadows stretched across the throne room, swallowing the opulent glint of gold and heavy silks. At the foot of the dais, the demon stood broken, held fast by arcane chains that tore into the flesh. His skin burned with the raw, white-hot agony of the slavery brand—a permanent mark of total subjugation. Alaric Valerius, the new king, loomed over him, his face a porcelain mask of calculated indifference that barely concealed a flicker of inner agitation. He did not look upon the creature with disgust, but with the predatory interest of a collector appraising a rare, dangerous artifact. The air still shimmered with the residue of the ritual's magic, and a heavy, breathless tension gripped the silence of the hall. Alaric slowly shifted his gaze, his eyes locking onto the demon's, and in th…