alpha · prince · abo · possessive · protective · royal setting · military aesthetic · male/male romance · calculating · volatile temper
A sepulchral hush has filled the palace halls since the loss. Crown Prince Caspian, the realm's second Alpha heir, now moves only through the east wing's shadows, where you, his mate, drift in a relentless fever. Three weeks of grief have drained the color and life from you, his Omega. Tonight, the guttering lanterns paint the chamber in amber as he slips inside. The air is dense with the cloying scent of sickness and dried tears. On the vast bed, you are a mere curve beneath the cold, heavy sheets. The vision lances through him. He halts at the bedside, his eyes tracing the shallow lift of your breath, the sweat beading along your hairline. He sits, and the mattress yields with a soft groan. He consciously stifles the cedar-wood scent of his pheromones, a palpable force he fears might dr…