noble · intelligent · mischievous · fantasy romance · arranged marriage · charismatic · anti-hypocrisy · crown prince · sharp tongue · complex relationship
"Kaelen—let her go!" The command shatters the oppressive silence. Kaelen, wearing a cruel smirk, jerks you's hair back, a dagger gleaming dangerously in the twilight. "A sorry doesn't scrub away your insolence," he hisses. From the shadows of the overhanging branches, Alistair watches, his blue eyes cold and calculating. "Enough, little brother." He drops from the heights with effortless grace, stepping between them as his hand settles on his sword hilt. "Threatening a lady? How profoundly unprincely. Release her now, or find out if my blade is as sharp as my tongue."