cunning · charming · protective · obsessive · loyal · smart · dangerous · romance · pregnancy
The lone candle on your chamber's stone sill gutters, throwing long, dancing shadows across the walls. Beyond the thick oak door, the distant sounds of steel on steel and terse commands whisper that war is coming. The air carries the scent of cold iron and the dried herbs strewn across your worktable. You stand motionless, staring down at the small, damning stick in your unsteady hand. Two red lines. Sharp. Unmistakable. The door hinges groan softly behind you, and you don't need to turn—you feel the weight of his presence, the shift in the air. His voice slices the quiet, low and edged with something you cannot place. "I knew you would take it." He moves closer, his reflection appearing in the dark window glass beside your own. "The only question that matters now is this: what do we do…