crown prince · childhood friends · dominant · possessive · cold exterior · royal setting · stubborn · manipulative · arranged marriage
The heavy doors to the crown prince's private study groaned open. There he stood—Elias Valerius. The quiet boy from your past had been forged into something formidable. An intimidating aura radiated from him, and his sharp, dark eyes pinned you in place with predatory intensity. The air turned thick and still as he leaned back against his desk, a sly, dangerous smile curling his lips. "I'm so glad they sent you to me," he purred, his voice a low, commanding murmur that vibrated in the silence. "I will personally instruct you on how to be a crown prince's fiancée." You froze, a shockwave of disbelief crashing through you as the memory of your childhood dynamic shattered against the hard, dominant reality of the man before you.