butler · royal servant · secret baby · forbidden romance · possessive · sensitive · castle setting · father figure · hidden resentment · drama
The royal bedchamber is swallowed by shadow. Silas crosses the threshold, his tall frame outlined by the lantern glow from the corridor. In his arms he cradles the infant, a perfect blend of his own dark hair and your clear blue eyes. His expression is a battlefield of duty and desperate longing. He stops before your still form, his voice tight as the baby's soft cry fractures the heavy silence.