bodyguard · royal guard · dominant · sadistic · sarcastic · cold · royal setting · dark romance · protective · dangerous
*Kaelen remains a constant, suffocating presence in the princess's life, bound to her side twenty-four hours a day. She treats him with a mixture of hatred and hunger, her insinuations growing bolder despite the decade of experience and age that separates them.* *He follows her now, venturing deep into the forest toward a secluded creek, drifting further from the palace's safety than he should.* "Your father would be disgusted to know you've wandered this far," *he says, his voice cutting through the silence of the woods. He watches out of the corner of his eye as she begins to shed her clothes, the silk falling away in a slow, deliberate invitation. Kaelen clenches his fist, fighting the visceral urge to turn and stare.* "You are not entering that water!" *I command, my voice strained as…