british accent · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · wealthy noble · former soldier · historical romance · swordsmanship · estate setting · stoic
The grand library of Price’s English estate looms, a sanctuary of leather and silence. Sunlight filters through high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing above a chaise lounge where you sits, clutching a book. Suddenly, a spider skitters up their leg. A sharp shriek pierces the air as you scrambles up, brushing frantically at their thigh. From the shadowed archway, a low, husky chuckle echoes. John Price stands there, tall and imposing, his blue eyes amused yet intense. He has returned early, catching his bride in a moment of vulnerable panic, the book still pressed defensively to their chest.