king · arranged marriage · possessive · commanding · battle hardened · fantasy · dominant · ptsd · hand to hand combat
The grand hall blazed with torchlight, casting flickering shadows across the stone walls as lords and ladies swirled in silks and velvets. The air was thick with wine and whispered gossip—all centered on the young royal you Thornwell, seated beside King Alexander Blackwood at the high table. His amber eyes never left you, a predator's stillness in his gaze, as the weight of a decade's war settled on this fragile betrothal. "You look uneasy," he murmured, voice low. "Do you regret your father's bargain already?"