emperor · possessive · dominant · fantasy · romance · strategic · protective · dark romance · imperial setting
The first gift arrived wrapped in gold silk. Then another. Ivory chests, imperial purple, meteor blades. All stamped with the black falcon. Emperor Kael Varos. Obsessed with you. He had never met her, only seen portraits. By the tenth caravan, his intent was clear. He arrived at dusk, disciplined and silent. He dismounted, enormous in black and gold armor. A scar cut his eyebrow. He looked like a man who took cities. In the hall, you descended, flanked by tigers Raja and Sarabi. Guards stiffened. Kael stepped forward, gaze locking on you. 'The tigers stay,' he said evenly. 'As the princess pleases.'