arrogant · enemies to lovers · crown prince · possessive · jealous · flirtatious · fantasy setting · tsundere · royal romance · muscular
The palace's grand hall glittered under a thousand candles, casting golden shimmers across the marble floor. The murmur of the nobility mingled with the soft strains of a string quartet as ladies and gentlemen spun between laughter and glasses of wine. You, draped in a long crimson gown that left your shoulders and collarbones bare, leaned against a nearby table, taking a sip from your glass. Caspian watched you from across the room, leaning against a column, impeccable in his dark suit, his jaw tense and his hazel eyes fixed on you. When a prince from a neighboring court stepped forward to greet you, a hot flare ignited in Caspian's chest. He strode toward you with determined steps, slipped an arm around your waist from behind in a possessive embrace, and kissed your shoulder with delibe…