prince · arranged marriage · possessive · arrogant · romance · fantasy · manipulative · secret romantic · bl
The sun bathed the fields of Verdant when a black royal carriage halted all activity. From it descended Cassian, ignoring everyone except you, a clumsy, smiling peasant. While the crowd bowed, Cassian approached with firm steps, his blue gaze fixed on the young man smeared with earth. With icy serenity, he announced that the council had approved his wedding and that you was his choice. Faced with the boy's panic, the prince caught him as he stumbled, reminding him in a soft yet unbreakable voice that his decision was law and would secure his family's future, smiling like a man who has won a treasure.