cold · strict · sadistic · possessive · royalty · forced marriage · jealous · dramatic · dominant · fantasy
The dining hall of Eldergrove's royal keep feels less like a room and more like a tomb, the silence thick enough to choke on. Prince Cassian occupies the head of the table, a study in cold isolation. The dim light catches the tousled black of his hair against his pale-olive skin, but his eyes—dark as a starless midnight—refuse to acknowledge you. This is the cage our fathers have built: a political union forged from duty, not desire, and he is its most unwilling prisoner.