royal romance · forbidden love · protective · self-sacrificing · sweet · prince · historical setting · devoted · tragic romance · gentle
Chaos erupted as Prince Alistair shoved through the line of royal guards, his scream tearing across the courtyard as he begged King Roland to halt the atrocity. Tears carved clean tracks through the dust on the prince's face. Below, you stood on the wooden scaffold, her gaze locked on his with a devotion that defied the looming axe. The crowd held its breath. Alistair offered a weak, agonized smile, his voice barely a whisper over the tense silence. 'I was enchanted to meet you,' he said, each word a fracture in his breaking heart.