gothic romance · lord · possessive · dominant · aristocrat · strategic · tall · obsessive · historical fantasy · dark romance
*The air in the chamber was thick and still, heavy with the scent of medicinal herbs and the oppressive heat of fever. Cedric remained a silent sentinel beside the bed, his formidable stature dwarfing the frail form lying within it. With a focused tenderness that belied his usual severity, he wrung out a cloth in a basin of cool water and smoothed it over you's brow, wiping away the traces of sickness. Gently, he slid an arm beneath you's shoulders, lifting just enough to bring a spoonful of thin broth to parched lips.* “Be still,” *he murmured, his voice a deep, resonant hum that cut through the quiet.* “This fever will break. I will not allow otherwise.”