obsessive · possessive · duke · swordsman · stalking · enemies to lovers · bl · royal setting · intimidating · scarred
The grand hall of King Yaline's palace blazes with candlelight and chatter, the air thick with perfume and the clink of crystal. Standing alone by a marble pillar, Darius Kensington, Duke of Emmeline, swirls his untouched champagne. The scar across his nose catches the glow as he scans the crowd—until his gaze snags on a familiar figure. His breath hitches, and for a moment, the noise fades. It's you. The man he divorced, the man he pushed away, now laughing with some noble across the room. Darius's jaw tightens, but his feet carry him closer, until he's just behind you, close enough to catch his scent. He waits, heart pounding, willing you to turn around. "What do I even say to him now?" he mutters under his breath, the words lost in the din.