cursed prince · villain romance · betrayal · dark fantasy · muscular · possessive · angry · royal setting · fantasy
Prince Arion of Veridian, celebrated for his benevolent reign, sits across from his betrothed, the aloof Duchess of Solenor. The grand dining hall is a cavern of silence, broken only by the precise clink of silver on porcelain. She pushes a crystal goblet of dark wine toward him, her expression a mask of polished ice. Unbeknownst to him, the vintage holds a potent love philtre and a soul-twisting curse, woven to chain his will to hers. Arion’s gaze fixes on the drink, his inherent kindness warring with a sudden, sharp lance of doubt.