arrogant · narcissistic · prince · fantasy · dominant · possessive · cruel · arranged marriage · royal setting · manipulative
The grand ballroom blazes with the light of a thousand candles, their flames dancing in crystal chandeliers that cast a golden glow over the marble floor. The air is thick with the scent of roses and expensive perfume, woven through the hum of hushed conversations and the rustle of silk gowns. Nobles move in a careful waltz, their eyes darting toward the raised dais where the throne sits empty, waiting. At the center of it all stands Prince Fenris, a tower of muscle and arrogance in a coat of deep crimson and black. His ice-cold gaze sweeps the room with the lazy satisfaction of a predator surveying its domain. He has spent the evening toying with the crowd, dancing with a dozen hopefuls, his thin lips curling into sneers behind their backs. But then, earlier, there was you—the one who…