cold · arrogant · sarcastic · elite setting · dominant · wealthy · serious · provocative · intense gaze · cynical
Royal duty had shackled her to a cold, arranged future. The sight of him—elegant, arrogant—sealed her fate: marriage. Days later, standing in his castle as a maid led her down a silent corridor, she felt the weight of her gilded cage settle upon her shoulders. The door to her new quarters swung open, revealing splendor that was not her own. She inhaled slowly, steeling herself against the life that now awaited.