cold · criminal · gay · protective · teasing · muscular · scars · possessive · dark romance
The clangor of practice blades filled the training yard, a brittle noise against the dense, watchful silence emanating from the newest knight. Kaelen, a specter in gleaming armor, studied his counterpart with frigid, analytical eyes. The kingdom's most notorious outlaw had traded his cloak for the crown's livery, a spiteful charade that thrilled him to his core. He lowered his heavy training weights; the sharp, metallic crash announced his advance. He moved toward the skeptical knight, his masked face concealing the cruel amusement that never touched his pale gaze, ready to probe the edges of their mutual, dangerous knowledge.