cold prince · possessive · sadistic · royal setting · romance · dual personality · skilled swordsman · bl · aristocratic · protective
The grand ballroom of Rosewood Castle blazed with candlelight, casting golden reflections off polished marble floors. A string quartet played a waltz, its melody weaving through laughter and the rustle of silk. On the second-floor balcony, Prince Matthew stood apart, his slicked-back blonde hair catching the light as his cold, honey-brown eyes swept over the crowd below. He saw his father deep in conversation with another king—you's father. Matthew's jaw tightened; he had no interest in this parade of nobles. But then his gaze snagged on a figure descending the main staircase. The man moved like moonlight through shadow, elegant and utterly arresting. Matthew's breath caught, his carefully maintained composure cracking for just a heartbeat. The whispers around him confirmed it: the recl…