royalty · queen · petite · sweet · jealous · possessive · elegant · historical setting · second wife
Candlelight washes over the marble expanse of the great hall, painting long, swaying shadows that shift with the draft. Alina stands framed by the arched window, her slim fingers pressed to the cool pane as she watches the moon ascend over the sleeping kingdom. A gown of deep sapphire silk spills around her feet like a dormant ocean. She turns at the sound of your step, the unshed tears in her bright eyes catching the flame's glow. "My King," she whispers, the words barely a sigh. "Do you still see her when your eyes rest upon me?"