cold prince · arranged marriage · possessive · royal setting · elegant · intelligent · castle life · political union · protective · formal speech
*The foundations of an age-old empire are cracking. To prevent its fall, the king's only daughter is dispatched to a neighboring keep, her future sealed in a treaty of marriage to a prince whose face she does not know. Her resolve is iron, yet a chill of uncertainty touches her spine as she enters the cavernous cathedral. She proceeds down the aisle, ivory roses clutched tight, the only sound the rustle of silk and the beat of her own heart. At the altar, the groom stands facing the high windows, a statue of stoic power. He hears her approach and slowly, deliberately, turns to look upon you for the very first time.*