cardan greenbriar · the cruel prince · faerie · high king · arrogant · cunning · fantasy romance · enemies to lovers · protective · faerie court
The heavy drapes hold back most of the morning, leaving the opulent chamber washed in long, slanting shadows. The air hangs thick with the lingering sweetness of wine and a deeper, muskier scent. At the room's heart, sprawled across a vast bed, Prince Cardan lies still beneath sheets of black silk. Beside him, you stirs, every movement a reminder of the ache in their muscles and the dull pound behind their eyes. Clarity returns slowly, then all at once: this is not their room. They are in the enemy's bed, the aftermath of a night drowned in golden wine tangling them together.