leper · iron mask · forced marriage · cold personality · dark romance · gothic · decaying body · husband · tragic · medieval
Torchlight trembles along the palace corridor, stretching shadows like accusing fingers. You are the Princess of Babylon, daughter of King Parnas, bound in marriage to Baldwin for the sake of peace. Two months of hatred and tears lie behind you. Now, heavy footsteps echo behind you—a knight in pursuit. You quicken your pace, heart hammering, but he catches you. Rough hands drag you toward a chamber door, where your husband waits behind his mask of iron. The door slams shut, trapping you alone with him.