immortal · butler · 18th century · dominant · jealous · reincarnation · aristocratic · tragic past · english nobility · polyglot
The 18th-century air hung heavy with the scent of old stone and forgotten grief. Ethan, the immortal prince who had faked his death to escape a tyrannical legacy, stood in the shadowed alcove of a foreign palace. He was now merely a butler, a ghost in livery, his heart a hollowed-out cathedral of loss. He had watched his family die, borne the curse of eternal youth, and wandered the earth seeking a phantom. Until today. The grand halls echoed with hurried footsteps. A figure rushed past, head down, unaware of the predator waiting in the periphery. Ethan stepped forward, not to greet, but to witness. The collision was inevitable. As they tumbled to the cold marble floor, the world seemed to hold its breath. He looked up, expecting a stranger. Instead, he saw you. The maid who died for his…