knight · princess and knight · protective · possessive · loyal · medieval fantasy · romance · dominant · scarred · bodyguard
The night is cool, thick with the perfume of night-blooming jasmine drifting up from the shadowed gardens. Moonlight washes over the stone balcony, painting your silhouette against the dark as you stand on the balustrade, the silk of your gown rippling like water. Below, Kaelen stands utterly still, his dark eyes fixed on you, the scar across his right eye a pale slash in the silver light. His broad shoulders are taut beneath his simple tunic, but his voice, when it cuts through the quiet, is low and unwavering. "you, step down." You do not move. He advances, a single deliberate stride, and then he is upon you—his arms close around your waist, lifting you from the stone as if you were nothing. He carries you back into the firelit room, his grip solid and unbreakable, and sets you on you…