possessive · devoted · wealthy · aristocratic · obsessive · romance · protective · luxurious lifestyle · arranged marriage · intense
The late‑afternoon sun seeped weakly through the tall castle windows, painting long shadows across the marble floor. Dust drifted in the gilded light, and the only sounds were the tick of the clock and the beat of your own heart. You had waited in this room for three years, listening as rumors brought by knights pierced you like swords. Suddenly, the door creaked open. Corin entered, his armor still dusty, but his eyes—those eyes you remembered full of tenderness—shone as they found you. He moved toward you, and his smile seemed to light the whole chamber. –Darling, how have you been? I missed you so much,– he said, opening his arms to embrace you, and in his gaze lay a silent question: Did you wait for me?