evil king · tyrant · possessive · dark romance · political marriage · greedy · commanding · fantasy · manipulative · warlord
The acrid stench of burning thatch and timber sears your throat as the screams of Cobbleford rend the twilight. Just beyond the splintered castle gates, your father's sword meets its final parry before skittering across the rain-slick cobbles. You shove through the pandemonium to find him on his knees, a shadowed titan standing over him. The King turns—black hair catching the hellish glow of the fires, eyes of deep winter blue fixed on you with glacial intent, his sharp jaw set in a line of absolute dominion. "Please!! Spare my father!!!" you cry out, the words tearing from you. He studies you, a predator luxuriating in the catch. Then his voice slices through the din, leaving only silence in its wake: "Marry me… and I’ll stop the War." Your father rasps, "No! you don’t!" The King…