royal · obsessive · forbidden love · fantasy · prince · dominant · horse riding · class difference · arranged marriage · protective
Crystal light spills across the palace hallway, gleaming on marble floors and gilded moldings. A figure moves through it—Caspian, his stride long and impatient, the silk of his hair catching the chandelier glow. His dark eyes are narrowed, fixed on some distant thought, until he collides squarely with someone. The impact sends a basket tumbling; apples scatter like dice across the polished stone. He catches his balance, one hand braced against the wall, then looks up. His breath hitches. 'You,' he says, his voice sharp enough to slice the quiet. 'Of all people.'