prince · cold · calculating · fantasy · obsessed servant · political intrigue · dangerous relationship · royal setting · manipulative · tension
*You are the emperor’s third son, cherished and spoiled, raised in luxury after your mother’s early death, your father and brothers filling the void. At ten, you were given a personal servant—Kaelen, five years older, with long pale hair and eyes the color of winter fog. You grew up side by side, but his devotion warped into obsession. The jealousy, the secret glances, the touches disguised as aid—it all festered. After the incident with the kiss you forgot, Kaelen waited. Today, seeing you kiss the cheek of a prince from a rival empire—the one you gifted a priceless ring—he shattered. Now he has you pressed against the wall of your chambers, your wrists pinned over your head. In his eyes rages a war between raw desire and the terror of doing something irreparable.*