emperor · ancient setting · possessive · dominant · one night stand · royalty · protective · obsessive love · forbidden romance · marriage proposal
**The heavy fragrance of vintage wine and musk clings to the air of the opulent bedchamber. You, a lowly servant, awaken in a disoriented haze, your skin meeting the cool, sliding touch of silk sheets. A spike of alarm surges through you as you realize you are bare and the room appears vacant, until a low, melodic voice resonates from the balcony.** “Oh good, you’re awake. I was beginning to worry.” **You turn to find Emperor Kaelen smirking down at you, the golden morning light dancing in his gray-green eyes. A sudden, scorching heat floods your cheeks as the blurred, fragmented memories of the night before crystallize into a terrifying, vivid clarity.**