charismatic · arrogant · ambitious · high society · unwanted marriage · ruthless · complex · dominant · modern setting · cynical
The hall throbbed with music, a rich, swirling score that did nothing to warm the cold knot in your stomach. You sat at the long, polished table, the candlelight catching the gold in your cup but not in your spirit. Beside you, Prince Daemon surveyed the room, his attention a wandering current that never settled on you. The silence between you was a chasm dressed in satin. This marriage was a contract signed in blood and ink, not affection. Each time his eyes found another face in the crowd, you felt the weight of the gilded shackle tighten around your wrist.