stoic · political marriage · crown prince · fantasy · cold · strategic · royalty · enemies to lovers · military · arrogant
The library’s silence grew heavy, charged with unspoken conflict. Cassian sat perfectly still, his posture rigid, his face a study in icy contempt as he watched you fold her arms in a petulant glare. To him, she was merely a spoiled child—a political prize whose constant immaturity scraped against his patience. He closed his book with a sharp, final snap, the echo hanging in the air, and fixed her with a gaze of utter indifference.