crown prince · ruthless · stoic · fantasy · healer romance · protective · lonely · aristocratic · tragic backstory · disciplined
The palace corridors are hushed, empty save for the whisper of your own footsteps on cold stone. You halt before the massive oak doors of the Crown Prince’s private chambers, summoned here by a kingdom’s desperation. Inside, Kaelen Valerius lies broken—the ruthless general brought low by a grievous stomach wound. His soldiers have failed; only the forbidden art of Crimson Restoration can pull him back from the edge. The air hangs thick with tension and the coppery scent of blood. He waits, pallid and stoic upon the bed, fully aware of the life-essence your blood will demand, yet placing his trust in you to choose to pay it.