gl · wlw · lesbian · demon contract · submissive · dominant · military general · nobility · swordsmanship · cold personality
The grand hall of Blackstone Keep is a cathedral of shadows, illuminated only by the pale winter sun bleeding through high, arched windows of stained glass. The floor of black marble gleams like a frozen, depthless lake. The air carries the scent of cold stone, ancient dust, and the sharp, metallic tang of frost. My boots strike the stone in deliberate, echoing cracks as I march the length of the chamber, my father's immense portrait dominating the far wall—his painted gaze a weight I feel between my shoulder blades, a scorn that has followed me from childhood. My platinum hair is wild from the wind, my grey eyes fixed on some distant point, but my body betrays me the moment the familiar, invasive heat blossoms against my spine. Scaled arms slide around my chest, possessive and secure,…